The history of this chapel begins in 1313, when the three towns
des Gets, Taninges and Samoëns decided to fix the limits of
their territory. On the borders of the Loex plateau, the boundaries
are not accepted and a parcel called "le Sax de Jacquiert Curt"
is coveted by all 3 parties. Then begins a trial which
will last...366 years! In 1679 the judgment is rendered and sets the limits
communal in the middle of the famous plot. The town of Les Gets,
thinking he had won his case, decided to erect a chapel on the
part of the plot allocated to him. In June 1679, the works
begin, executed by a mason from Samoëns. On the night of 14 to 15
August of the same year, the chapel almost completed, was demolished by
protesters. We will never find the culprits. In the years
1960 ONF agents find the ruins. The mayors of Les Gets,
Taninges and Verchaix propose the reconstruction of the chapel and the
people are mobilizing to rebuild it. From 1986 to 1989, on the
foundations of 1679 is raised the current vault of Jacquicourt,
thus putting an end to 6 centuries of conflict.

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Thomas

October 2, 2023

superb chapel of the Loex plateau

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