Kirchen und Kapellen in Briançon

Historic Churches & Chapels

This collection highlights the diverse religious architecture of the Briançon region, spanning from the 14th-century Gothic frescoes of the Cordeliers Church to the 18th-century Baroque design of the Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Nicolas Collegiate. The list features several chapels belonging to former lay brotherhoods, such as the Pénitents Noirs, and parish churches in outlying hamlets like Forville and Saint-Chaffrey. These sites showcase traditional Alpine masonry, ornate altarpieces, and the historical influence of Vauban's military engineers on local ecclesiastical construction.