A Year: Day to Day Men: 24th of November
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Mont Granier is a limestone mountain located between the departements of Savoie and Isere in France. It lies in the Charteuse Mountains range of the French Prealps. At 900 meters tall, Mont Granier has one of the highest cliffs in France.
In the year 1248, in the evening of November 24, a mass of limestone resting on marls slid into the valley, causing a massive landslide that destroyed many villages. This event created the sheer 700 meter north face of the mountain. Five villages were partly or completely destroyed by the avalanche: Cognin, Vourey, Saint-Andre, Granier, and Saint-Perange. Modern estimates calculate about 1000 local residents died due to this night time landslide, making it one of the biggest and deadliest landslides in Europe.