Ecumenical Chapel

summer

Winter

The Flaine winter sports resort, opened in 1967, has a chapel with original architecture. She is classified, with her furniture, "Historic Monument" since 2014.

Inaugurated in 1973, the chapel is the only construction in Flaine without concrete, but with wood and covered with slates. The upper part of the building is underlined b...

Inaugurated in 1973, the chapel is the only construction in Flaine without concrete, but with wood and covered with slates. The upper part of the building is underlined by ingenious channels that go around it and evacuate the waters of rain from the inside, avoiding the use of unsightly gutters and protecting against frost.

The furniture was designed by the resort’s architect, Marcel Breuer: wooden altar and benches, bronze chandelier. Some works of art adorn the walls of the chapel: Buraglio’s “climb to Calvary” (1979), “Tabula” by Simon Hantaï (1980), two acrylic paintings by Bernard Piffaretti (1991, 1992).

Classification

Religious heritage
Chapel

Contemporary
20th C
Outstanding contemporary architecture
Classified

Equipments

Exhibition space

Services

Accessible en poussette

Permanent exhibition

Opening

From 17/12 to 15/04, daily.
Closed except during free guided tours and by prior arrangement.

Welcoming people with disabilities

Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
Even flooring with no obstacles
Incline >5% but reasonable

Pets welcome

Pets : Not accepted.

Further information

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The Flaine Art Centre organises a free guided tour of the resort every Tuesday at 2pm (in winter and summer, (registration required for over-15s).

Follow the director of the Art Centre through the twists and turns of Flaine, in pursuit of the history of Flaine and its little stories too...

The Ecumenical Chapel building is one of the buildings featured on this tour. Apart from the guided tour, you will not have access to the interior of the Chapel.

Booking :

For the free guided tour: please book with the Centre d'Art de Flaine before 11.30am on Tuesday.

Rates

Free of charge.

How to find us

The chapel is located opposite the Tourist Office. To get there on foot from Flaine Forêt, take the orange inclined lifts.

Coming by car? The nearest car park is P2, just before the entrance to Flaine Forum.