National Monument of the Résistance

This monument was inaugurated in the 1970s to honor members of the resistance against the Nazis in one of the most emblematic spaces of this political movement, the Plateau des GLIERES, where in 1944 the first significant armed movement in France was organized, though rapidly crushed by German forces. From these ashes this movement would rise again, making the region of Haute-Savoie the first region that was released only by French forces.

The monument, which inside contains a chapel, is composed of very simple lines and creates a stark contrast with the natural surroundings, which are