Champex
Champex is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: vacation village in Orsières in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Champex-Lac”
- Postal code: 1938
Places of Interest
Highlights include Artillery Fort of Champex and Champex Pass.
Artillery Fort of Champex
Museum
Photo: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Artillery Fort of Champex is a museum.
Champex Pass
Mountain saddle
Champex Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is near the village of Champex-Lac.
La Breya
Peak
Photo: François Bianco, CC BY-SA 2.0.
La Breya is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, overlooking Champex in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is accessible by chair lift from Champex, the upper station being located at Grands Plans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orsières and Gorges du Durnand.
Orsières
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Gorges du Durnand
Locality
Photo: Gaelbourgeois, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gorges du Durnand is a locality, which is situated 6 km northwest of Champex.
Luder House
Locality
Photo: Vaquins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luder House is a locality, which is situated 6 km northeast of Champex.
Champex
- Categories: vacation village and locality
- Location: Orsières, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.03058° or 46° 1′ 50″ northLongitude
7.11682° or 7° 7′ 1″ eastElevation
1,480 metres (4,856 feet)Open location code
8FR924J8+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 240105235OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Champex” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Champex-Lac”
- Catalan: “Champex”
- Chinese: “尚佩克斯”
- Dutch: “Champex”
- French: “Champex-Lac”
- French: “Champex”
- German: “Champex-Lac”
- German: “Champex”
- Russian: “Шампе-Лак”
- Spanish: “Champex-Lac”
- Vietnamese: “Champex”
- Western Panjabi: “چیمپکس”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Champex”. Photo: Bescoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.