Primarily an agricultural district, the plateau is also a winter sports area.
[citation needed] In the 1950s the plateau was serviced by a cable car from Chedde, but this no longer exists.
A notable feature of the area is the modern church of Notre Dame de Toute Grace, begun in 1937 and consecrated in 1950.
It was designed by the architect Maurice Novarina, and the artists who contributed to its decoration, include Fernand Léger, Jean Lurçat, Germaine Richier, Marc Chagall, Jacques Lipchitz, and Georges Rouault.
In 1970, 74 people died including 56 children when the sanatorium was hit by a landslide.