The chapel of Saint-Barthélémy is the oldest chapel in Nendaz. The exact date of its construction is not known, but a document from 1447 attests to its existence. Before the construction of the nearby Cleuson dam, it was located in the valley. Built in wood, it was renovated several times, the last time in 1888. In 1951, the dam workers built a new stone chapel on the present site.
The chapel of Planchouet was built by the inhabitants in 1930-31. The work began with the felling of the trees necessary for the construction. The foundations posed problems because the rock had to be exploited. Inside the chapel are the statues of the Virgin Mary, Saint Anthony, Saint Maurice and Saint Nicolas.
The Rairettes Chapel, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, was consecrated in 1930. As early as the 1920s, the inhabitants of Sion began to build the first chalets in the Rairettes area. The chapel was built by inhabitants tired of travelling to Basse-Nendaz for Sunday mass.
The church of Haute-Nendaz was built from 1943 to 1953 by inhabitants who used to have to walk down to Lower Nendaz to go to mass at the church of Saint Léger.
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