Guided tour of the Plan de l'Ours Chappe telegraph for groups

Just a stone's throw from the windmills of Pralognan and the Vanoise National Park, discover Savoie's first restored historic telegraph station in its forest setting. Between 1806 and 1814, it was one of 33 posts linking Lyon to Turin.

Description

The Moulins et Patrimoine association invites you to discover the site of the Chappe optical telegraph of the Plan de l'Ours.
Originally built in 1806, at the request of Napoleon I, it operated until 1814. Completely rehabilitated in 2010, this post was part of the telegraph line that linked Paris to Venice. Its mechanism allows the display of 92 different signals which, associated with a specific vocabulary, allow the sending of confidential messages.

Environments

• Mountain location

Rates

Group rate available for 8 people or more.

Group: €3 per person.

Good plans

During guided tours, you will learn to code and decode messages, as in 1806.

Opening period

From 15/05 to 15/10.
On reservation.

Spoken languages

• English
• French
• Italian

Adapted tourism

• Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance

Location

A43 (Exit No. 30)
> Direction MODANE / LE FRENEY
> D1006: IN FRENCH, take the CD 215
> SAINT-ANDRE L'ORGERE, then signs "Télégraphe Chappe", access by car and bus 200 m from the site.

Documents

• Guided tour of the Plan de l'Ours Chappe telegraph for groups

Additional booking

Reservations are compulsory and can only be made by telephone or e-mail.

Animals

Pets allowed : No

Tips

• During guided tours, you will learn to code and decode messages, as in 1806.