Information panel Le Boup

Le Boup was for a long time an impenetrable and inhospitable place, and has given rise to a number of legends in the region. Residents spoke fearfully of it as the place where the devil himself lay hidden away! Its bad reputation might well have exerted an influence on a witchcraft trial that took place in the mid-15th century. A certain Mr P. Chedal was alleged to have been transported to Tovachir (the southern part of Le Boup) on a three-legged footstool and to have held a witches’ sabbath – a nocturnal meeting of witches – in an attempt to cause landslides and other kinds of damage to property. He was condemned to death and burned at the stake.

Unsettling football

Tovachir is also known as the home of FC Loc-Corin’s football pitch, which was built in the 1970s. The pitch rapidly became so deformed that the opponent’s goal line couldn’t be seen from the corner flag! Despite their brave efforts, the footballers of the villages of Loc and Corin were nonetheless forced to abandon their match on this decidedly unsettling pitch.

Keep on hiking!

To the west, you’ll discover the picturesque hamlet of Diogne; to the east you’ll reach the Noble Contrée via Les Echerts, which features several charming little bridges across mountain streams.

*Patrice Clivaz, former President of the Grand Conseil Valaisan and Jacky Duc, Head of Crans-Montana-Exploitation, are the two principal initiators of the “Chemin des Contrées”.