# Laurent Chappis

> Laurent Chappis was a French architect and town planner. He was born in Aix-les-Bains, France in May 1915. He created the French ski resort of Courchevel located in the Trois Vallées and in doing so practically wrote the rule book on how to design a ski resort. Chappis was a keen ski tourer exploring the mountains around Grenoble in the 1930s before joining the army and serving in the early stages of World War II. A decorated war hero he was captured in an attack on a German position in the final days before the French surrender and served five years in a PoW camp in Austria.

*French architect (1915-2013)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Architect
- **Category:** Architects
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1915-05-08
- **Died:** 2013-12-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Laurent Chappis was a French architect and town planner. He was born in Aix-les-Bains, France in May 1915. He created the French ski resort of Courchevel located in the Trois Vallées and in doing so practically wrote the rule book on how to design a ski resort. Chappis was a keen ski tourer exploring the mountains around Grenoble in the 1930s before joining the army and serving in the early stages of World War II. A decorated war hero he was captured in an attack on a German position in the final days before the French surrender and served five years in a PoW camp in Austria.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.9
- **Momentum:** 15.0

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