In the mid-1960s, France launched the Plan Neige (Snow Plan) to respond to the boom in skiing and attract holidaymakers to the mountains. In the Belleville Valley, an ambitious project was born: to create a modern, functional and forward-looking resort. Work began, roads were built, and Les Menuires resort was about to write the first pages of a history that would forever change the destiny of the Bellevillois.

This photo from the 1960s shows the Doron residence under construction, with the Croisette in the background, which was still virtually non-existent at the time, a far cry from the one we know today.