The mountain pastures of the Savoie Mont Blanc region are large meadows that have always been tended by man to provide his herds with abundant, high-quality grass. They are situated at altitudes of between 1,200 and 2,500 metres and are generally inhabited from late May to early October. In the Beaufortain, livestock is mainly cattle and dairy to make the famous Beaufort cheese. Traditionally, the alpagistes moved regularly to follow their herds, and there are still many chalets from this era scattered around the mountain, Plan Mya being one of them.

This authentic mountain chalet was built in 1840, as can be seen from the engraving on the cupboard in the living room. Since then, it has remained in the same family, welcoming generations of mountain dwellers and evolving with the innovations of Beaufort’s agro-pastoralism. Since the creation of the dairy cooperative and the mechanisation of milk transport, the multiplicity of mountain chalets has lost its usefulness, some have been abandoned, others have changed function, as happened to Plan Mya.