• Historic site and monument

Chapelle du Merle

Nestled at the bottom of the Rocher de la Mottaz, the Chapelle du Merle was built in 1903 on this site famous for what happened here during the French Revolution.

Historic site and monument Chapelle du Merle Bellevaux

About

Bellevaux (74470)

During the French Revolution, a statue of the Virgin Mary and the canton capital church's tabernacle (closed at the time) were hidden at the bottom of the Rocher de la Mottaz to avoid them being vandalised. Ferdinand Tornier from Le Champ du Noyer built the chapel in 1903 in memory of the event.
A little lower down you'll find a pool whose water has miracle qualities, especially for eye-related diseases.

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    Mass is taken here every year at the beginning of June.

    Prices

    Free of charge

    Opening

    All year round: open daily.

    Access

    Entre les hameaux de l'Epuyer et la Clusaz Hameau de la Grange 74470 Bellevaux

    Accessible from the former school in Vallon to the hamlet of La Grange between the hamlets of L'Epuyer and La Clusaz.

    Information update on 25/03/2015 by Office de Tourisme des Alpes du Léman