L'Argentière-la-Bessée - Saint-Jean

Since medieval times silver (= argent) was mined here and so the settlement was named after that mines.

In 1208 the Knights Hospitaller (aka "Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem") founded a small commandery here. The Chapelle Saint-Jean, erected on a small promontery overlooking the River Durance, is the last remaining building of that commandery.