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List of of all Towns and Hamlets around Chamonix

Plateau Assy

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Nearest Town

Servoz

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Altitude

1017m

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Hamlet

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Plateau d'Assy is a small hamlet located on a small plateau west from Servoz at the foot of the Fiz Mountain range. It is a commune of Passy which lies downhill from Plateau d'Assy. The recreation area of Plaine Joux lies directly to the east of the hamlet and the D43 main road to Plaine Joux takes you through Plateau d'Assy.


Plateau d'Assy became a high altitude health destination in the early 20th century when a total of fourteen sanatoriums were built for people with tuberculosis and other respiratory illnesses. In 1970, a massive landslide hit the Roc de Fiz sanatorium killing a total of 71 people, mostly children and teenagers. A memorial has been placed on the road up to Plaine Joux in memory of the victims. The first female Noble Prize winner, Marie Curie, died in the Sanitorium Sancellemoz in 1895.


One of the main points of interests in Plateau d'Assy is the Notre-Dame-de-Toute-Grâce church. The church was built from 1938 to 1950 by Maurice Navorina with a great number of different artists contributing different parts and decorations. Its a very non-traditional church with a fascinating interior. Its definitely worth a visit.


Its location near Plaine Joux and below the Fiz mountain range, make Plateau d'Assy a great basecamp for the very popular Tour de Fiz, the trails leading to Plaine Joux and Lac Vert and Bay and Varan on the western side.

Plateau Assy 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 Plateau Assy

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 Plateau Assy

Points of Interests near Plateau Assy

Notre Dame de Toute Grace

Church

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Unique and fairly modern church in Plateau d'Assy with a beautiful interior

Nearest Town

Servoz

Altitude

1001m

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Roc des Fiz Monument

Memorial

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Memorial to commemorate the 71 people killed in the 1970 landslide

Nearest Town

Servoz

Altitude

1181m

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Refuge de Plate

Refuge

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Refuge located on a plateau at the Desert de Plate

Nearest Town

Servoz

Altitude

2032m

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Servoz

Town

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Town on the western edge of the Chamonix Valley below the Passy Nature Reserve

Nearest Town

Servoz

Altitude

820m

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Where is Plateau Assy?

Longitude:

6.7061

Latitude:

45.938

​Below you will find the location of Plateau Assy 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 Plateau Assy and everything else that is listed on our website.

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Looking for more Towns and Hamlets?

Plateau Assy is only one of many towns, hamlets and villages around Chamonix. We got many more we would love to show you and many more you should visit! To view all the other towns, hamlets and villages we cover on our website, you can visit our Towns and Hamlets around Chamonix page or view all the villages and towns around Chamonix on our interactive map

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