Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Chapel

Built on a natural promontory 2,292 meters above sea level below the summit of Prorel, the Notre-Dame-Des-Neiges chapel was erected in 1751 in honor of the Blessed Virgin and offers a vast panorama of Briançon and its valleys.

Description

Culminating at a height of 2,292 meters above the Puys du Prorel, it was erected in 1751 in honor of the Blessed Virgin on a small, rounded natural promontory.

The story goes that around 1710, a shepherdess from Puy-Saint-Pierre lost control of her horse while grazing her flock on the Prorel mountain pastures. Praying to the Virgin Mary for her life, she was granted her wish and a small chapel was built.

Later, in 1751, the local people built the sanctuary of the current chapel, 200 m from the first. In 1829, a new building was erected to provide overnight accommodation, with a vast nave and gallery built in front of the sanctuary. Restoration work was carried out in 1904 (construction of a choir, repair of the original foundations, of the gallery ceiling, of the grid separating the nave from the sanctuary, repair and extension of the roof), 1951 and 1966.

Environnements

• Mountain location

Tarifs

Free of charge.

Période d'ouverture

All year round daily.
Depending on snow conditions.

Langues parlées

• French

Localisation