Chevenoz: Hotels and accommodations
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Chevenoz combines church and industrial history with landscapes around the Dranse and the surrounding peaks.
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History
The present-day Eglise paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Chevenoz was completed in 1894 and blessed in 1897. Its floor plan is in the shape of a Latin cross. The church was built at a different location; a first church in Chevenoz is documented as early as 1411.
The Centrale hydroélectrique de Chevenoz holds a special place in industrial history. It was commissioned on May 20, 1898, to supply Évian-les-Bains with electricity, and is located on the banks of the Dranse d'Abondance. In 1909, the installation of a pump, an alternating-current generator and a Pelton turbine made it France's first pumped-storage facility. It operated with a head of 400 meters.
The local religious history also includes the Chapelle Saint-François de Sales. It was built between 1868 and 1869 on the site of the former house of Abbé Vernaz.
Nature
The peaks of Mont César, Montagne des Mémises, Pointe de Cercle and Rochers de Chaudin are located in the area surrounding Chevenoz.
The Dranse divides Chevenoz into two parts and is associated with white-water activities.
The GR5 Balcon du Léman section from La Vernaz towards Chevenoz is accessible daily from April 1 to November 1. Access applies outside the snowy period and depends on weather conditions.
Wider surroundings
The Cinémathèque suisse is located in the wider regional surroundings of Chevenoz; it is listed as an archive.
For the higher-level travel overview: Haute-Savoie.
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