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Pas de l'Aiguille
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The Pas de l'Aiguille national necropolis is a place of remembrance for the Resistance in the Vercors massif.
On July 22 1944, at Pas de l'Aiguille, 23 maquisards were trapped in a cave under enemy fire. They resisted the assault for over 30 hours. In the middle of the night, they tried to escape down the slope. 7 of their comrades died up there, as did the local shepherd, while three of them, seriously wounded, chose to end their lives inside the cave. A national necropolis - the smallest in France - stands in their memory in the verdant Chaumailloux valley, next to the cave where they died.
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Contact
Phone :
04 76 34 40 13
04 76 34 44 95
Email : mairie.chichilianne38@orange.fr
Website : www.chichilianne.fr
Updated by
Office de Tourisme du Trièves - 21/09/2025
www.trieves-vercors.fr
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Price(s)
Free access.
Location complements
From Chichilianne, go to the hamlet of La Richardière. Access on foot in 1h1/2 to 2h15 depending on whether you start from the hamlet of La Richardière or from Les Fourchaux. Stony, gravelly trail, 500m ascent: hiking boots in good condition and hiking poles recommended.
Reception complements
Ask at the village information office ( 04 76 34 44 95; relais.chichilianne@gmail.com) for access conditions to the Pas de l'Aiguille. 500m ascent, stony path requiring footwear suitable for mountain hiking. Snow-covered trail and icy sections depending on winter weather conditions.
