Virtual tour of the passes
The Chappe telegraph is an optical telecommunication system set up by Napoleon. You can discover the Mollard-Fleury station at an altitude of 2004 m. Regular visits in summer allow you to discover how it works.
Description
These first vestiges, located in Savoie in 2002, have regained all their splendour and are worth the diversion, possible thanks to the signposted routes to the Mollard-Fleury site from Sardières or Aussois. Two other posts have been restored, at Saint-André and Avrieux, and every summer transmissions are organised to discover how it works. A unique event in the world!
Période d'ouverture
From 01/01 to 31/12, daily.
The building is only open in summer.
In winter, the site is accessible subject to favourable weather and snow conditions and an adapted itinerary.
Tarifs
Free access.
Animaux
NON_ACCEPTESStrictly forbidden even dogs on leash: regulations of the Vanoise National Park
Localisation
Summer: by car, from the Maison d'Aussois take the road to the dams
then the Balmes trail to the Source de Fournette car park.
Then 20 minutes of walking on a forest path.
In winter, access only by a path from Sardières (1h30 walk) or by the Chemin du Milie, (from Plan de la Croix, via Jomier and the Combe du Monolithe via the Fournette spring). Bring snowshoes and sticks. Check the snow conditions before setting off.