Traditional Villages Loop

Au XVIIIème s. Joachim de la Grange, Comte de Taninges et de Flérier, fit construire un vaste château sur les hauteurs de Taninges.Un siècle plus tard, Laurent Marie Humbert, Jacquemard parti faire fortune à Paris, revient à ses origines et fait construire à l’image de sa fortune et de ses rêves, une bâtisse et ses dépendances regroupées sur 1400 m2 de terrain. On retrouve dans cette maison tout le confort possible de cette époque. Le «Clos du Chalet» est achevé en 1857 et dominera le chef lieu de Taninges jusqu’en 1995. De ce faste d’antant il ne reste que le souvenir.

The site has been in existence for 700 years that has taken it from monastery and small seminary, via local orphanage to its current role as a renowned contemporary art centre and concert hall.Visit the Charteuse de Mélan! * Built in the 13th century, the Chartreuse de Mélan was a monastery for nuns of the Carthusian order until the French Revolution. It became a school in 1804. In 1906 it was acquired by the Department of Haute-Savoie and was converted into an orphanage in 1923. A fire in 1967 destroyed most of the buildings, taking 18 victims. Today, only the church, the cloister, and the old farm remain standing. A blend of medieval simplicity and contemporary art, the site pairs the austere architecture and partially preserved frescoes of the church with a sculpture park.

Le parc départemental de sculptures monumentales développe un chemin de découverte artistique favorisant une approche progressive de l'art contemporain. Chaque oeuvre propose le regard de l'artiste sur le site et son environnement.Le parc départemental de sculptures monumentales d'art contemporain de la chartreuse de Mélan a pour but de rassembler en un même lieu quelques unes des tendances de l'expression contemporaine. L'originalité du programme réside dans la démarche créative demandée aux artistes qui doivent prendre en compte tous les aspects patrimoniaux du site : le paysage de la vallée du Giffre, l'architecture de l'église de la chartreuse, ainsi que l'histoire particulière du lieu. Ainsi un dialogue peut s'établir entre l'histoire ancienne et la sensibilité moderne. Découverte numérique du parc départemental de sculptures : www.thinglink.com/card/1317489720288083971

A monumental church by its size but also by its history !Built between 1824 and 1834 by the architect Prosper Dunant, the St Jean-Baptiste church is from the last architectural style of the States of Savoy : neo-classic Sardinian. Before, it was the biggest of the diocese of Annecy : 58 m length, 27 m wide and 18 m height. The facade of the building looks austere with few ornaments, but inside there is a profusion of decoration : paintings on the vault and pillars, stalls, carved wood and multicolored stained glasses. The visitor will visit a religious building and will discover how the jacquemarde population was decorating its churches there during the XIXth century.

Stroll in the old village of Taninges and discover a whole built heritage (XVIth - XIXth century) around the marketplace : fountain, old houses, arches, chapel and old bridge above Foron.Taninges, well situated between Annemasse & Sixt and Cluses & Thonon, knew for ages an intense business development. The village, formerly settled in the hamlet of Flérier, moved and got organized around the marketplace, it is unchanged since 1730. To discover : Saint Anne chapel, old houses, old bridge in hogback, and St Jean Baptiste church.