In 2026 > Théophile PERIS
The small chapel of Saint Claude is located in the hamlet of Entre-les-Fourgs, within the municipality of Jougne. Situated at an altitude of over 1,000 meters, Entre-les-Fourgs experienced harsh, snow-covered winters, causing significant travel difficulties for the inhabitants, particularly when attending religious services: they had to travel to the Hôpitaux (hospitals) and then to the Saint-Maurice church in Jougne for each ceremony. In 1684, taking advantage of the Bishop of Lausanne’s pastoral visit to Jougne, they requested permission to build a place of worship. They obtained permission to build a chapel, but at their own expense! It was inaugurated in 1687 and dedicated to Saint Claude, Archbishop of Besançon in the 7th century and patron saint of Franche-Comté. This chapel is a small, rectangular building consisting of a single nave and a chancel separated by a transverse arch and lit by stained-glass windows. The whole is covered by a gabled roof and, at the entrance, by a small, square-based bell tower topped with a mansard roof. On the exterior, the walls are covered with plaster on the facade and wooden shingles on the sides. The bell tower is also covered with wooden shingles and fish-scale slates. The altar is surmounted by a gilded wooden tabernacle reminiscent of the one in the Saint-Claude chapel in Chapelle Mijoux. A painting (The Visitation, a listed historical monument) from the late 16th or early 17th century occupies the back wall of the chancel, above the tabernacle. It is flanked by two statues of Saint Eligius and Saint Claude. Also of note is a Christ on the cross which was originally part of a sculpted group (listed as a historical monument) composed of polychrome wooden statues of Mary and Saint John (17th century).
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