Cultural heritage

Château des Rubins - Observatoire des Alpes

After two years of massive works, the Château des Rubins has become the Observatoire des Alpes (Alps Observatory). All year round, a modern, fun and i...

Château Breches

This castle was built in 1561 and initially called "Tour de Fer" (Iron Tower). It was a vast square building with a round tower that dominates Place d...

Chapelle de Doran

The Chapelle de Doran "Notre-Dame de la Paix du Monde" (Our Lady of World Peace) was built by the Boy Scouts between 1951 and 1965, at an altitude of...

La Grenette

This covered market with its columns and granite floor from Combloux was built in 1868. It was formerly the grain market.

Le Cadran solaire de St Martin

Are you on time at the sundial? Located on the south façade of the church of St Martin, since its restoration in 1986, it has been keeping precise ti...

Le lavoir des Tuileries

This washhouse is entirely made of granite. It was a significant step forward for washerwomen from 1889, when it was built. Until then, they had only...

Place Charles Albert

This large, regular-shaped square bears the name of the sovereign who, in 1840, through his generous and efficient intervention, ensured the almost-im...

Chapelle du Crêt

This chapel was first built in 1697, then rebuilt in 1791. Originally it was a private property belonging to the Ducrey-Ballet family. It is dedicated...

Le Cadran solaire de l'Eglise St Jacques

This decorative sundial dates from 1842. The markings enable the local solar time to be read between 9am and 4pm. To do this, you need to look for the...

Chapelle des Maisons

The Chapelle des Maisons was built between 1954 and 1960 and was blessed in 1954 with the name Notre-Dame de l'Espérance (Our Lady of Hope), then rena...

Tour de la Frasse

A building flanked by a tower with a round base and an octogonal roof, located just above the church. The castle dates from 1602. A 17th and 18th cen...

Chapelle de la Pierre

Formerly, the Chapelle de la Pierre was a building that contained both a chapel and a school. A teacher taught children there funded by donations by é...