Vercors Resistance Memorial
Mémorial de la Résistance en Vercors
A memorial at a mountain pass on the Vercors plateau, recounting the 1944 battles and sacrifices of the Vercors Resistance base.
In summer 1944, thousands of Resistance fighters based on the Vercors plateau were attacked and surrounded by German airborne forces, and the village of Vassieux was nearly destroyed. The memorial is partly built into the mountain at Col de la Chau. Its films and testimonies tell this story, and its viewing window faces the former battlefield. Nearby are the Vassieux National Cemetery and the village's Resistance museum. It suits a stop on a Vercors road trip, and it is closed in winter.
Opening hours
Open approx. April–November; closed in winter
Nearby sights
- Vercors Regional Natural Park
- Route de Combe Laval
- Pont-en-Royans
- Choranche Caves
- Mont Aiguille
- Lac de Monteynard & Himalayan Footbridges
- Cuves de Sassenage
- Château de Vizille