The Pincru Chapel

Historic site and monument
Religious heritage
Chapel
17th C

Elevation : 961m

Place de la Villia, 74130 Mont-Saxonnex

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With its onion-domed bell tower, slate roofing, and listed 17th-century altarpiece, the Pincru Chapel is a classic example of the region’s architectural style.

Built on the right bank of the Bronze River, near the Villia Bridge, it is the center of the hamlet of Pincru. Claude Roch took the initiative to build a chapel in Pincru, dedicated to Saint Joseph, by contributing 580 florins. Other donors from the neighborhood contributed the remaining funds. The small chapel features an altarpiece adorned with a painting depicting “The Marriage of the Virgin to Saint Joseph,” dated 1665, by a painter of the Italian school. A donor, likely Claude Roch, is depicted in the margin of the painting. Over three consecutive years—1973, 1974, and 1975—public generosity made it possible to restore the chapel, which had been left to decay after World War I. The return of its onion-domed bell tower, covered with brand-new nickel scales, made a strong impression in 1975. The altarpiece, designated a Historic Monument, was restored in 1994.