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.
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.
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.
