The Legend of the Cat’s Tooth

The Dent du Chat, a sculpture and legend of Aix-les-Bains

This monumental sculpture representing a large bronze cat evokes the legend of the Dent du Chat, an emblematic mountain that dominates Lake Bourget. Inaugurated in 2020, it is the work of the artist Michel Bassompierre. The Aix-les-Bains audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this work and the legend that inspires it.

A mountain and its legend

The Dent du Chat is a well-known mountain of Savoy, which culminates at about one thousand three hundred and ninety metres on the west shore of Lake Bourget, facing Aix-les-Bains. Its name is linked to an old legend featuring a fantastic cat. The bronze sculpture, inaugurated in 2020 and by Michel Bassompierre, pays tribute to this tale and to this emblematic summit of the Aix landscape.

What to see

You admire the bronze sculpture representing the large cat, a tribute to the mountain and its legend. The work, at once imposing and endearing, invites you to look up at the Dent du Chat that dominates Lake Bourget. It is an original stop, which blends contemporary art, Savoyard landscape and local folklore.

Practical information

The sculpture of the Dent du Chat lies in Aix-les-Bains, reachable on foot. It is an open-air work, freely visible at all times, with no ticket office. On the level, it is discovered during a walk; the mountain of the same name can be contemplated on the west shore of Lake Bourget.

Who created the sculpture of the Dent du Chat?

The artist Michel Bassompierre; this monumental bronze sculpture, inaugurated in 2020, represents a large cat in tribute to the mountain and its legend.

What is the Dent du Chat?

It is an emblematic mountain of Savoy, culminating at about one thousand three hundred and ninety metres facing Aix-les-Bains, whose name is linked to an old legend.