Cordon heritage guide since 1990, specializing in the history of Cordon, from glaciers to tourism, including Roman milestones, the castle of the Lords of Faucigny, housing, pastoral life, mountain pastures, the school, the church...
Roselyne :
Secretary of the association "Cordon, Patrimoine d'hier pour Demain",
Co-editor of several booklets with the association:
Des bornes aux alpages - Les maisons de Cordon - 100 ans de tourisme - Les alpages de Cordon
Visits on request (1 to 50 people):
A/ Cordon: its history, its anecdotes
From glaciers to tourism...
From the first inhabitants to the present day, via the Roman milestones, the castle of the Lords of Faucigny, the church, the habitat, pastoral life, the mountain pastures, the school, the crosses, during a stroll through the village center, the whole history of Cordon unfolds.
B/ "The 18th century
A century of upheaval for Cordon: "5 months of hell and 7 months of winter".
The beginnings of the school, the Mappe Sarde, the Château, the building of the church, the emancipations, the French revolutionaries made this a century of sorrow but also of evolution. Stroll through the village. Find out how winter conditions affected mountain life.
C/ "100 years of tourism in the 20th century
The snow of yesteryear and the beginnings of the resort:
Find out how life in the past adapted to tourism through architecture. How the Cordonnants were able to diversify in response to demand. Stroll through the village center.
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Opening
All year round on request
Exceptionally closed on public holidays.