La Chapelle-en-Vercors: Brasserie du Slalom
Few places in the Vercors massif have a history as closely tied to the French Resistance during the Second World War as La Chapelle-en-Vercors. Set on the Vercors plateau in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the settlement is framed by the limestone uplands of this pre-Alpine range. Its pattern of homes, pasture and narrow roads reflects a small mountain community rather than a major resort. The Brasserie du Slalom is one of its local businesses. In July 1944, German forces destroyed much of La Chapelle-en-Vercors during the repression of the Vercors resistance; the village was rebuilt after the Liberation. It now lies within the Parc naturel régional du Vercors, where plateaux, forests and escarpments shape the surrounding terrain.
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La Chapelle-en-Vercors lies in the Vernaison valley on the limestone Vercors plateau in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, a position that has long linked the settlement to mountain pasture, forest and routes across the massif. It forms part of Vercors Regional Natural Park, where high plateaux, cliffs and deeply cut gorges shape the French Prealps. The village is closely associated with the Vercors Resistance: during the German assault on the maquis in July 1944, much of La Chapelle-en-Vercors was burned. Today it is a useful base for exploring the plateau and the nearby Col de Rousset. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across the Vercors.
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