Visit to the Rapide Dam
Visit to the Rapide Dam
Montgenèvre
Accompanied by an enthusiastic guide, you will tour the « Barrage Rapide », which could block the road in eight seconds! We’ll retrace the lives of the men who lived there until 1945
Book at the Tourist Office
The Barrage Rapide, a real feat of the Alpine Maginot Line, could stop traffic in just 6 seconds!
Explore the site and discover period military equipment, and the other side of a border under high tension.
Rates
Adult: 5 €.
Means of payment
- Check
- Bank/credit card
- Cash
Quick dam
05100 Montgenèvre
05100 Montgenèvre
Telephone : 04 92 21 52 52
Email: E-mail
Languages spoken
- Italian
- English
- French
Visit from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, every ½ hour.
Updated on 07/14/2026 – Montgenèvre Tourist Office –Suggest an edit



