The orientation of the Aravis is north-south, and it stretches from Cluses in the north, to Ugine in the south.
In 1948, the Mitchell Reel Company of Cluses, France introduced the Mitchell 300, a spinning reel with a design that oriented the face of the fixed spool forward in a permanently fixed position below the fishing rod.
Jean-François Ruchonnet (Cluses, 23 July 1965) is a Swiss watchmaker, designer and creator in luxury sector.
Born in Cluses, Haute-Savoie, he became a Jesuit in 1846, and from 1850 to 1856 and from 1862 to 1871 he was Professor of Mathematics at various Jesuit colleges.
It came from the abbey's properties situated near Cluses, Thonon, Geneva and the more remote Salins.