Overview
- A fire on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, destroyed the Chalet de la Croix on Le Salève, leaving the building reduced to burned pipes and broken glass, according to the owner’s account to regional media.
- Marc-Emmanuel Dufour, who bought shares in the business and spent five years renovating the site, told reporters he has 'lost everything' and described himself as devastated.
- Dufour says a restaurateur had been recruited to run the venue once renovations finished and that the project was nearing reopening when the blaze occurred.
- He plans to open a public crowdfunding campaign and has thanked the Monnetier-Mornex mayor and local residents for support, but formal details about the fire’s cause, insurance coverage, or an official investigation have not been reported.
- The restaurant was linked to the late owner Christiane Morel and her sister Mireille, and Dufour frames rebuilding as a community effort to preserve the site’s memory and local heritage.