Introduction

The anniversary of the Vercors battles commemorated in a ceremony at the Pas de l'Aiguille national necropolis and at Les Fourchaux.
Sunday, July 2025 - to be confirmed
9am ceremony at Pas de l'Aiguille
11 a.m. ceremony at Les Fourchaux

On July 22 1944, at Pas de l'Aiguille, 23 maquisards were trapped in a cave under enemy fire. They resisted the assault for over 30 hours. In the middle of the night, they tried to escape down the slope. 7 of their comrades died up there, as did the local shepherd, while three of them, seriously wounded, chose to end their lives inside the cave. A national necropolis - the smallest in France - stands in their memory in the Chaumailloux valley, next to the cave where they died.

The theme of the commemoration will be reconciliation.

Opening Hours / Rates

Opening Hours

Sunday 27 July 2025 Ceremonial schedule from 11 am.
from 9 am.

Rates

Free access.

Location

Mairie de Chichilianne
38930 Chichilianne

Latitude : 44.811296

Longitude : 5.572729