19 and 20 September

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday 20
- 09:00 - 17:00

Chapelle de Chevrier (74520)

12 chemin de pré Benoit 74520 Chevrier

Haute-Savoie

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chapelle de Chevrier (former Saint Martin church)

Name: Chapelle de Chevrier (former Saint Martin church)
Start: 2026-09-19T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Chapelle de Chevrier (74520)

Self-guided tour of the Chevrier Chapel (former Saint Martin church)

19 and 20 September

Self-guided tour of the Chevrier Chapel (former Saint Martin church)

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 09:00 - 17:00
Sunday 20
- 09:00 - 17:00

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About the location

Chapelle de Chevrier (74520)

12 chemin de pré Benoit 74520 Chevrier

Haute-Savoie

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

In the centre of the village, on the road to Vulbens, there is a chapel, formerly a parish church dedicated to Saint-Martin. Strangely enclosed in an ancient building which, originally, could have been a dependency of the Commandery of the Order of the Templars (a door is surmounted by a cross of Malta), the chapel dates from the 15th and 16th centuries and its ogival entrance door could even date from the 13th century. It was said to have been consecrated on 12 November 1486\. This chapel served as a parish church until 1793 because from that date, the parish of Chevrier was attached to that of Vulbens, just like that of Dingy. It was «reconciled» in 1821 as a rural chapel dedicated to Saint-Joseph. A cemetery was adjacent to the chapel; it was moved at the end of 1800 to be rebuilt on a plot given by the wealthy family BURLAT (current location).
One enters the chapel by a beautiful portal in broken hanger. It is a building of modest dimensions, composed of a nave on which open to the

September 2026

Chevrier-Kapelle (alte Kirche Saint Martin)

Chapelle de Chevrier (former Saint Martin church)

Cappella di Chevrier (ex chiesa di San Martino)

Chapelle de Chevrier (ancienne église Saint Martin)

Capilla de Chevrier (antigua iglesia de San Martín)

September 2026