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    Heritage in Saint-Vincent,Challand-Saint-Victor,Emarèse

Archeology
Archaeological site

Archeological site beneath the Saint-Vincent church

Saint-Vincent

Archaeological site temporarily closedThe archaeological site beneath the parish church of Saint-Vincent is testimony to a continuous occupation starting from the first settlements dating back to the Late Bronze Age / Iron Age. In Roman times (2nd- 4th …

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Architecture
Rascard di Valmignanaz

I raccard di Valmignanaz

Saint-Vincent

La collina di Saint-Vincent annovera con orgoglio, nel corpo dei suoi numerosi villaggi, diversi raccard, granai con un’area centrale, per lavorare il grano, simili a quelli della Valle d’Ayas. In effetti, nel XVII secolo e all’inizio del XVIII, su …

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Roman architecture
Arches over the Cillian river

Ruins of the Roman bridge

Saint-Vincent

The imposing ruins that are visible along the state road leading to Montjovet, give some hint of the ancient majesty of the bridge and recall how the Gallie consular road also crossed this part of the valley. Only the left hand shoulder of the original …

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Cillian Chapel

Saint-Vincent

Built in the heart of the village, on land where an old, public press once stood.Completed in 1954, this family chapel dedicated to the Holy Innocents was built by the couple Thérèse and Vincent Gorris as a votive offering during World War II.The facade …

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Churches and shrines
Grun Sanctuary

Grun Sanctuary

Saint-Vincent

Located at the heart of the Saint-Vincent hillside.The construction of the sanctuary came from an idea around 1720 by the priest Pierre Bréan, who was vice parish priest in the village from 1705 to 1713 and greatly devoted to the Virgin Mary. In an …

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Moron Church

Saint-Vincent

Situated in the town of Moron, on the Saint-Vincent hillside.Its current structure, with a large circular apse, dates back to the XV century, when important changes were made to a probable, pre-existing Romanesque building. For some time it conserved …

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Churches and shrines
The imposing building

Parish church of San Vincenzo

Saint-Vincent

Built by the Benedictines in the XI century in Romanesque style, the church was subject to multiple architectures one over the another, but also some significant modern restoration (1968 - 1972).It is located on the structures of a Roman building, …

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Churches and shrines
Sacrario dei Partigiani

Shrine of the Partisans

Saint-Vincent

This chapel is located a few km from Col de Joux, starting from Saint Vincent. Building work for the Amay Shrine of the Partisans begun in 1951 and ended in 1962; it was commissioned by a leader partisan belonging to one of the oldest families in Saint …

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Churches and shrines
Tromen Chapel

Tromen Chapel

Saint-Vincent

Built by the inhabitants of Écrivin, Moulin and other districts on the bank of the Grand-Valey to appeal for protection in an area subject to river flooding.Dedicated by its founders to St. Michael and after the extension of 1747, dedicated to Our Lady …

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Museums
mineral: calcite on blende

Museum of mineralogy and palaeontology

Saint-Vincent

The Museum aims to collect, classify and make known the minerals of the Aosta Valley and a number of crystals and semi-precious stones from around the world. It currently has about 750 pieces on display, most of which come from the mountains near Saint- …

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Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.