Dormillouse Battery

The soldiers called it "low pass battery" even though it is located on a summit whose traditional local name is Dormillouse which means the sleeper, which is the popular name for the marmot.
The low pass is located several hours' walk from there; this pass was, moreover, until the 19th century the most frequented route to go from Seyne to Ubaye.

From its height of 2505m, it watched over the Ubaye Valley and controlled the passage of the pass, but above all, its elevated position was intended to be able to warn of the arrival of the Italians, from Grenoble to Toulon. Two posts equipped with optical glasses were used until 1918. The bends in the road were so steep that everyone had to unharness the horses, turn the cannons by hand and reharness.
The oldest inhabitants of the valley say that the soldiers of Dormillouse, who were bored stiff, would organize balls to distract themselves and take the young girls of the canton there on muleback. In 2002 the battery was restored by the CCVUSP (community of communes of the Ubaye Serre-Ponçon valley) to make it a refuge.

Accessible by hiking from the chairlift, the resort, or the Col Bas, it offers breathtaking views of the Ubaye Valley, the Blanche Valley, and Lake Serre-Ponçon. A guaranteed invigorating historical discovery with a magnificent view.