Orsières

Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of in . Orsières has about 2,630 residents and an elevation of 897 metres.
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  • Type: Village with 2,630 residents
  • Description: municipality in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Champex-Lac”, “Commeire”, “Comuna de Orsieres”, “Comuna de Orsières”, “Orsieres”, “Orsières (munisipyo)”, “Orsieres VS”, “Orsières VS”, “Prassurny”, “Praz-de-fort”, “Reppaz”, and “Som la Proz”
  • Postal code: 1937
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Saint Nicholas of Myra bell tower and church and Orsières railway station.

Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a railway station in the municipality of Orsières, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the southern terminus of the standard gauge Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny et Régions.

Museum
Photo: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Champex and Liddes.

Village
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is a village located in the French-speaking canton of , part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of , at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif.

Village
Photo: Dodoïste, CC0.
is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of in . is situated 5 km southeast of Orsières.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 5 km north of Orsières.

Orsières

Latitude
46.03007° or 46° 1′ 48″ north
Longitude
7.14536° or 7° 8′ 43″ east
Population
2,630
Elevation
897 metres (2,943 feet)
Open location code
8FR924JW+24
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240075836
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2659281
Wiki­data ID
Q70206
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Orsières” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Orsières”
  • Arpitan: “Orsêres”
  • Basque: “Orsières”
  • Breton: “Orsières”
  • Catalan: “Orsières”
  • Cebuano: “Orsières”
  • Chinese: “奥西耶尔”
  • Chinese: “奧西耶爾”
  • Czech: “Orsières”
  • Dutch: “Orsières”
  • Esperanto: “Orsières”
  • French: “Orsières”
  • German: “Orsières”
  • Hungarian: “Orsières”
  • Irish: “Orsières”
  • Italian: “Orsières”
  • Japanese: “オルシエール”
  • Kurdish: “Orsières”
  • Latin: “Ursiores”
  • Lombard: “Orsières”
  • Malay: “Orsières”
  • Neapolitan: “Orsières”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Orsières”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orsières”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Orsières”
  • Persian: “اورسیر”
  • Polish: “Orsières”
  • Portuguese: “Orsières”
  • Romansh: “Orsières”
  • Spanish: “Orsières”
  • Swedish: “Orsières”
  • Swiss German: “Orsières”
  • Turkish: “Orsières”
  • Ukrainian: “Орсьєр”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Orsières”
  • Venetian: “Orsières”
  • Volapük: “Orsières”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Orsières”
  • Welsh: “Orsières”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights: Place Centrale and Poste 1937 Orsières.

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