Morcles
Morcles is a village and former municipality in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1043 as Morcles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort de Dailly and Dent de Morcles.
Fort de Dailly
Bunker
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The Fort de Dailly is the largest component of Fortress Saint-Maurice, which is in turn one of the three principal fortified regions of the National Redoubt of Switzerland.
Dent de Morcles
Peak
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The Dent de Morcles is a 2,969 metres high mountain located at western end of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone between Martigny and St. Maurice. Dent de Morcles is situated 3 km east of Morcles.
St-Maurice railway station
Railway station
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St-Maurice railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Saint-Maurice, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and the terminus of the Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice line. St-Maurice railway station is situated 3 km west of Morcles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lavey-les-Bains and Lavey-Village.
Lavey-les-Bains
Village
Lavey-les-Bains is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Lavey-les-Bains is located in the former municipality Lavey. In 1852 Lavey municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Lavey-Morcles.
Lavey-Village
Village
Lavey-Village is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village was first recorded in the year 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was known as Laveto.
Saint-Maurice
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Saint-Maurice is a cosy small town in Valais, Switzerland. It looks back on a long history, with the first mention in the year 200 as a Roman outpost. It is famous for its abbey.
Morcles
- Type: Village
- Postal code: 1892
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Lavey-Morcles, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.2089° or 46° 12′ 32″ northLongitude
7.03637° or 7° 2′ 11″ eastElevation
1,140 metres (3,740 feet)Open location code
8FR9625P+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 240095274OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Turkish—“Morcles” goes by many names.
- Arpitan: “Morclles”
- French: “Lavey-Morcles”
- French: “Morcles”
- German: “Morcles VD”
- Irish: “Morcles”
- Italian: “Morcles”
- Spanish: “Morcles”
- Turkish: “Morcles”
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