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 del 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′ north

Longitude

7.2° or 7° 12′ east

Elevation

1,980 metres (6,496 feet)

Open location code

8FQ9W52X+2X

GeoNames ID

2661268

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