La Forclaz
La Forclaz is a village in Ormont-Dessous, Aigle District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,253 metres. La Forclaz is situated nearby to the locality Les Ravaires, as well as near Trétorrent.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Ormont-Dessous in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Forclaz, La (Ormont-Dessous)”
- Postal code: 1866
Places of Interest
Highlights include Le Chamossaire and Lac des Chavonnes.
Le Chamossaire
Peak
Photo: Braegel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Chamossaire is a mountain part of the Alpes Vaudoises, overlooking Villars-sur-Ollon on its south face and Les Ormonts valley on its north face. It is located in the canton of Vaud. Le Chamossaire is situated 2½ km south of La Forclaz.
Lac des Chavonnes
Lake
Photo: Calimo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac des Chavonnes is a lake in the municipality of Ormont-Dessous, above Villars-sur-Ollon, Vaud, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5 ha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leysin and Villars-sur-Ollon.
Leysin
Photo: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leysin, Switzerland in the commune of Vaud is a laid back, non-posh, non-pretentious mountain village in the Vaud Alps, above Montreux. It also happens to be the site of a ski resort with awesome off piste possibilities.
Villars-sur-Ollon
Photo: בידל הפייטן, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villars sur Ollon is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud. It is part of the municipality of Ollon. Villars is a ski resort close to Montreux and Saint-Maurice, which offers a reasonable range of pistes at a moderate altitude.
Veyges
Hamlet
Photo: Classiccardinal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Veyges is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km west of La Forclaz.
La Forclaz
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Ormont-Dessous, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.35° or 46° 21′ northLongitude
7.06963° or 7° 4′ 11″ eastElevation
1,253 metres (4,111 feet)Open location code
8FR99329+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 726245570OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“La Forclaz” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “La Forclaz”
- French: “La Forclaz (Ormont-dessous)”
- French: “La Forclaz”
- German: “Forclaz, La (Ormont-Dessous)”
- German: “La Forclaz VD”
- German: “La Forclaz”
- Italian: “Forclaz, La (Ormont-Dessous)”
- Italian: “La Forclaz”
- “Forclaz, La (Ormont-Dessous)”
- “La Forclaz”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Forclaz VD and Les Planches (Aigle) station.
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