Little Chapel of Recoin
The little chapel "Notre-Dame-sous-la-Croix" (de Chamrousse) is the second building to be constructed in Chamrousse, the first being the CAF chalet,
Father René Brenot and Brother Willy Roettgers, from the Seminary of the Missions, were the architects of the chapel.
The superior, Michel Magnin, obtained a plot of land donated by the 4 undivided communes (Vaulnaveys-le-Haut, Vaulnaveys-le-Bas, Brié and Herbeys), just below the Club Alpin Français chalet, on the edge of the area planned for the future Chamrousse ski resort.
Le supérieur appealed to the generosity of a number of companies for the supply of materials. The Vicat and Porte de France cement works provided the cement, while the Pascal and Murienne companies supplied the gravel, sand and tools
necessary for construction. The Pascal company, already hard at work on the construction of the first hotels and the future aerial tramway, provides the earthworks free of charge.
The timber, donated by sawyers from Vaulnaveys-le-Haut, was installed in the autumn of 1949. Father Pierre Verscheure found the bell at a second-hand shop in Grenoble, and the altar was made by Albert Dauphin, a carpenter from Saint-Martin d'Uriage.
The solemn inauguration and blessing of the chapel took place on Sunday December 11, 1949, when the first snow had already covered Chamrousse.
Source: Heritage section of the Vaulnaveys-le-Haut newspaper.
Today, the building is part of the Régie des Remontées Mécaniques de Chamrousse premises.
Practical information
Theme
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Religious heritage,
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Chapel
Time schedule
From 01/01/26 to 12/31/26
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Monday :
Open
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Tuesday :
Open
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Wednesday :
Open
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Thursday :
Open
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Friday :
Open
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Saturday :
Open
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Sunday :
Open
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Jours fériés :
Closed
Interior not open to the public.
Prices
Free of charge.
Go there
Latitude : 45.123371
Longitude : 5.877512
38410 Chamrousse
Go there
Resort road access from Grenoble: Rocade Sud > exit no. 2 "Uriage" > Route départementale 111 (RD 111) on the Seiglières side.
Recommended parking : Vernon
Public transport - Chamrousse 1650 - Recoin stop (+ 10-minute approach walk):
- regular bus service all year round: N93 (to/from Grenoble), "Chamrousse 1650" stop (merger of former T87, Transaltitude, Destination neige Skibus / nature Estibus 707)
Good to know - another stop less than 500m away (Place de Belledonne, near the Tourist Office):
- transportation by reservation on weekdays, excluding public holidays: Flexo 57 (to/from Uriage), "Chamrousse - Le Recoin" stop (former TAD TouGo - line G701)
- winter and summer resort shuttle: "Télécabine (1650)" stop (to/from Chamrousse 1750 - Roche Béranger and Chamrousse 1600 - plateau de l'Arselle/nordic area).
Information updated on 22/03/2026
by Office du Tourisme de Chamrousse
