Chapelle Notre-Dame du Charmaix

Modane

According to tradition, a pilgrim escaped an avalanche near the Col de la Roux and vowed to build a chapel. A 19th-century account relates that after a plan to move the building, threatened by a torrent, the old chapel reappeared intact the next day while the new one vanished, a sign that the Virgin wished to stay there. Founded in 1401, the sanctuary claims thirty-three cures attested from the 16th century onwards; accounts of tradition, not verified facts.

Patrimoines de Savoie (Département de la Savoie) ↗

Getting there : Reached by the road between Modane and Valfréjus; the oratories path from Modane; annual pilgrimage on 8 September

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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