Valloire Chapels

Valloire has 17 chapels, all along the valley, from the Télégraphe pass to Bonnenuit.

Each hamlet had its own chapel, where, in May, we used to meet to honour the Virgin Mary, where we would celebrate the Saint's day, where the bell would ring the death knells... In their present state, the chapels date from the 17th century and later. The 17 chapels: Notre-Dame de la Vie in Les Trois Croix St Claude in Le Col Ste Marguerite in Les Granges St Benoît in Les Choseaux-ville St Blaise in l'Archaz Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel in Geneuil St Pierre sur le Rocher St Pierre Notre-Dame des neiges in Bonnenuit St Grat in Bonnenuit Ste Agathe in la Rivine St Claude in Les Verneys St Joseph in la Ruaz St Bernard in la Borgé Ste Madeleine in Poingt-Ravier St Thècle in Les Chaudannes (next to the campsite) St Jacques in Les Villards Notre-Dame du Bon Secours in Tigny The chapels can only be viewed from the outside, with the exception of the Notre Dame de Bon Secours chapel in Tigny, where the doors are occasionally opened by the association who maintain it for a view of the interior.