The origins of the name of our village would date back to the XI century and derives from the latin TOVETUM diverted from the appellation TOFUS indicating the “tuff” a kind of porous stone. The people living here are called « Touvétains » for the men and « Touvétaines » for the women.
Our village is located in the “Dauphiné” region in the middle of the Grésivaudan valley, between Grenoble and Chambery (25 km from each city). The valley is bordered by the Chartreuse bank on the one side and by the Belledonne chain on the other.It is the leader place of the district and its environment is quite remarkable. A large scale of facilities and services are provided such as a nursery school, a primary school, canteens, a secondary school a children’s outdoor activity center, ect…
Le Touvet enjoys numerous assets : its geographical situation and its easiness of access by the freeway, a true quality of life, a living market town, a historical castle classified “monument historique”, numerous tracks for hiking… where one can encounter three rare plants in the hamlet of La frette for example.