Tunel Gd. St. Bernard
Tunel Gd. St. Bernard is a locality in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,980 metres. Tunel Gd. St. Bernard is situated nearby to the locality Grand Saint Bernard, as well as near Colle Di Gran San Bernardo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lac des Toules and Petit Vélan.
Lac des Toules
Reservoir
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Lac des Toules is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, at Bourg-Saint-Pierre. Its surface area is 0.61 km2. It has a €2.2 million floating solar plant that was flown in by helicopter in 2019, and delivers 800 MWh/year. The dam Les Toules was completed in 1963.
Petit Vélan
Peak
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The Petit Vélan is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. It lies NW of Mont Vélan. Petit Vélan is situated 3 km east of Tunel Gd. St. Bernard.
Toules Dam
Dam
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Toules Dam is situated 3 km north of Tunel Gd. St. Bernard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre and Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Village
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Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is situated 5 km north of Tunel Gd. St. Bernard.
Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses
Village
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Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses is a comune in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses is situated 9 km south of Tunel Gd. St. Bernard.
La Fouly
Village
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La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. At an altitude of 1,600 metres, it is part of the municipality of Orsières. It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif. La Fouly is situated 9 km northwest of Tunel Gd. St. Bernard.
Tunel Gd. St. Bernard
- Type: Locality
- Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.9° or 45° 54′ northLongitude
7.2° or 7° 12′ eastElevation
1,980 metres (6,496 feet)Open location code
8FQ9W52X+2XGeoNames ID
2661268
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