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Chapelle du Merle
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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.
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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Updated by
Office de Tourisme des Alpes du Léman - 02/12/2024
www.alpesduleman.com
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Price(s)
Free of charge
Open period
All year round: open daily.
Contact
Phone : 04 50 73 70 12
Tips
Mass is taken here every year at the beginning of June.
Location complements
Accessible from the former school in Vallon to the hamlet of La Grange between the hamlets of L'Epuyer and La Clusaz.
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