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Great Saint Bernard Pass, an important link between Italy and Switzerland since the Roman Empire.

The village of Saint-Oyen (1372 m. altitude), a strategic area between the Alpine Pass, which from ancient times allowed the transit of people and goods to Brittany and Germany, was born along the road that leads to it, the famous Via Francigena.

Due to its location, Saint-Oyen benefits from a particularly dry climate thanks to the winds from the Great Saint Bernard mountain and the “Menouve valley” on the north side.
These particular conditions have allowed to take root of a lush and spontaneous flora perfuming the fields of herbs such as thyme, savory, cumin, juniper and have favored from a gastronomic point the seasoning and the preservation of hams and sausages.

The inhabitants of the village, therefore, have always bred pigs, kept in housing in spring and winter and in the pastures during the summer transhumance.
Even the woods grow luxuriant along these mountains, from the trees we get a type of wood ideal for cooking on the grill that leaves on our products an unmistakable and characteristic flavor.
From these extraordinary natural and cultural conditions comes our product of excellence: JAMBON GRILLED SAINT OYEN.
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MATHIEU CERISEY
2473 Ham factory Gran San Bernardo

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