Jongieux le Haut

Jongieux le Haut is a hamlet in Jongieux, Arrondissement of Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Jongieux le Haut is situated nearby to the locality Le Jacon, as well as near Le Noyer.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hautecombe (Cistercian Abbey) and Château de Billième.

Hautecombe (Cistercian Abbey)

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Hautecombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, later a Benedictine monastery, in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille in Savoie, France. For centuries it was the burial place of the members of the House of Savoy. It is visited by 150,000 tourists annually. Hautecombe (Cistercian Abbey) is situated 3½ km northeast of Jongieux le Haut.

Château de Billième

Castle

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Château de Billième is a castle.

Chapelle Saint-Romain

Church

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Chapelle Saint-Romain is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lucey and Nattages.

Lucey

Village

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Lucey is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Nattages

Village

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Nattages is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Parves-et-Nattages. It contains the ruins of the Chateau Montbel, the romanesque chapel of Chemillieu and a church rebuilt in the 17th century. Nattages is situated 3 km west of Jongieux le Haut.