Morgins
Morgins is a village in the municipality of Troistorrents in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in southern Switzerland. It is noted for skiing and is part of the Portes du Soleil ski resort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,000 residents
- Description: vacation village in Troistorrents in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Postal code: 1875
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pas de Morgins and Bec du Corbeau.
Pas de Morgins
Mountain saddle
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Pas de Morgins is a high mountain pass in the Alps between the canton of Valais in Switzerland and France. It is located at the top of the Val de Morgins, which turns off the Val d'Illiez at Troistorrents.
Bec du Corbeau
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bec du Corbeau is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking Morgins in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies west of Pointe de Bellevue, on the watershed between the valleys of the Dranse d'Abondance and Illiez.
Pointe de Bellevue
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pointe de Bellevue is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, overlooking Monthey in Valais. It is located in the northern foothills, which are separated from the Dents du Midi by the Val d'Illiez and Pas de Morgins… Pointe de Bellevue is situated 3 km northeast of Morgins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Champoussin and Chatel.
Champoussin
Village
Photo: James Preston, CC BY 2.0.
Champoussin is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the western part of the canton, near Champéry, in the municipality of Val-d'Illiez. Champoussin is situated 3½ km south of Morgins.
Chatel
Photo: tonyfurrer, CC BY 3.0.
Chatel is in the Haute Savoie region of France. Chatel is a picturesque ski resort at the heart of the giant Portes du Soleil region of France and Switzerland.
Val d’Illiez
Photo: Storkk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Val d'Illiez is a valley near Monthey in the Swiss region of Valais. Other than the town of Val-d'Illiez, Champéry is the most important town in the valley, being one of the pioneers of early tourism in Switzerland.
Morgins
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Troistorrents, Monthey District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.23766° or 46° 14′ 16″ northLongitude
6.8581° or 6° 51′ 29″ eastPopulation
1,000Elevation
1,350 metres (4,429 feet)Open location code
8FR86VQ5+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 616748OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2659585Wikidata ID
Q2908954
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