HérémenceThis small village overlooks the junction of the valley of the same name with the Val d'Hérens. Hérémence surprises visitors with its brutalist-style church, a vast concrete complex standing amid traditional chalets.This small village overlooks the junction of the valley of the same name with the Val d'Hérens. Hérémence surprises visitors with its brutalist-style church, a vast concrete complex standing amid traditional chalets.
This church dedicated to Saint Nicholas offers a striking contrast to the rest of the village and leaves no one indifferent. You either love it or hate it!
Imagine an austere Soviet-inspired concrete city or a monumental complex of bunkers, and you will only have a vague idea of this monster standing in the middle of a village that has remained very authentic all around.
In any case, even if this building hurts your eyes, you will not fail to enter it and be surprised by the immense geometric cavern that awaits you in the heart of the church.
All around the church, the old village has remained very authentic with its old mill, communal oven, large chalets, storage sheds, mountain huts, rural museum, 16th-century wine press and all the rest of its magnificent architectural heritage.
Val d'Hérémence extends further up into Val des Dix, home to the famous Grande Dixence, the world's highest gravity dam and a tourist attraction known throughout the world.
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