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Chapelle de Bionnassay

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The Chapelle de Bionnassay is a chapel in the hamlet of Bionnassay on the other side of the mountain west of Les Houches and south east from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. The chapel was built in 1480 with the Battendier family and other families from the area taking the initiative. As with many of these type of hamlet chapels, the locals decided to build their own chapel as the churches in the bigger towns were often hard to reach, especially in winter. The chapel is consecrated to Saint Dominic and Saint Catherine of Siena. There are a number of nice paintings inside the chapel. This could be the reason that we tend to find the chapel locked with only an open grated window providing a glimpse inside.


The chapel is located in the hamlet of Bionnassay very near to the Auberge de Bionnassay which is a popular refuge. Bionnassay is a potential stop on the Tour du Mont Blanc multi-day hike for the stage that takes you from Les Houches to Les Contamines-Montjoie. 

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Nearest Town

Les Houches

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Altitude

1284m

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Auberge de Bionnassay

7

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Good

Refuge

Refuge and Restaurant in the hamlet of Bionnassay south-west from Les Houches

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Nearest Town

Les Houches

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1320m

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Glacier de Bionnassay

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Glacier

Large glacier on the south-western side of the Mont Blanc Massif

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Nearest Town

Les Houches

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Altitude

2500m

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Bionnassay

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Hamlet

Tiny Hamlet below the Col de Voza south west from Les Houches

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Nearest Town

Saint Gervais

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1323m

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6.7554

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45.8647

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