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List of of all Churches and Chapels around Chamonix

Chapelle Protestante

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Our Rating

Above Average

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Nearest Town

Argentiere

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Altitude

1266m

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This French Protestant chapel is easy to miss seeing how it is located at the very end of Argentiere at the border with the forest. It is in quite a hidden and secluded area. The chapel is made out of dark wood making it even more hidden from plain sight. 


There is an excellent website in French that describes much of the cultural history of the Chamonix valley and they have an interesting page for this chapel in Argentiere. You can read the full page in French here


In summary: Raoul Allier was a professor of philosophy in Paris and he used to spend many holidays in Argentiere. In 1914, his son Roger went to war and died in the war. Grief stricken, he started spending more time in Argentiere and met often with the locals and together they came up with the idea for building the chapel. The chapel was inaugurated in 1920 with Raoul Allier as its first preacher. During the Nazi occupation the nearby built presbetery will become a hiding place for Jewish families fleeig to Switzerland. All in all a pretty interesting history and worth thinking about when passing it by on your way to the woods near Argentiere.

Chapelle Protestante Photos

Below are all the photos we have in our Chamonix Photos collection for this point of interest. All our photos are tagged with the GPS coordinates and linked to the trails that you can take to find the location where the photo was taken. So if  you want to see the full details for a specific photo then just click on it.

Hiking & Running Trails to Chapelle Protestante

All the trails and points of interest around Chamonix on our website are linked to each other so you can easily pick trails that cover the things you would like to see or visit sights that are nearby and can easily be combined with your target destination. These are the hiking and trail running trails and points of interest linked to Chapelle Protestante

Argentiere Tre-le-Champ Discovery Loop

Length

7.57km

Elevation +

+325m / -325m

Difficulty

Very Easy

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Good

Dogs

Dogs Allowed

Children

7+ Years old

When to Go

Mid May - End Oct

This is a very nice, family friendly discovery loop exploring the villages of Argentiere, Le Planet, Montroc and Tre-le-Champ and the many points of interest along the way.

Points of Interests near Chapelle Protestante

Argentiere

Town

9

Exceptional

Larger town located at the north-eastern end of the Chamonix Valley

Nearest Town

Argentiere

Altitude

1250m

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Eglise de Saint-Pierre

Church

7

Good

Beautiful baroque style Church in Argentiere dating back to 1724

Nearest Town

Argentiere

Altitude

1260m

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Cremerie du Glacier

Snack Bar

8

Very Good

Small Restaurant near Argentiere and near the Grand Montets lift station

Nearest Town

Argentiere

Altitude

1305m

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Where is Chapelle Protestante?

Longitude:

6.9325

Latitude:

45.9838

​Below you will find the location of Chapelle Protestante on the map. You can also click the button to show the nearby trails and points of interests that are listed above on the same map. Another option is to visit our interactive map that shows Chapelle Protestante and everything else that is listed on our website.

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