Villard
Villard is a locality in Collonges, Arrondissement of Gex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Villard is situated nearby to the village Collonges, as well as near the hamlet Longeray.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station and Fort l’Écluse.
Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station
Photo: Oldboltonian, CC0.
Collonges – Fort l'Écluse station is a disused station near the small town of Collonges and the Fort l'Écluse, in the Ain department, eastern France. It is situated on the Bellegarde-Geneva section of the Lyon—Geneva railway at the junction with the Divonne branch line.
Fort l’Écluse
Fort
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Fort l'Écluse, or the Fort de l'Écluse, is a military fort in Léaz, Ain, close to Collonges in Eastern France. It commands the Rhône Valley as a natural entrance into France from Switzerland between the Vuache and the Jura Mountains.
Église Saint-Théodule de Collonges
Church
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Église Saint-Théodule de Collonges is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chevrier and Léaz.
Chevrier
Village
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Chevrier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Chevrier is situated 2½ km southeast of Villard.
Léaz
Village
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Léaz is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. In addition to the main village, the commune has three hamlets: Grésin, Lavoux and Longeray. Léaz is situated 3½ km southwest of Villard.
Arcine
Village
Photo: Fmaurice74, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arcine is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Villard.
Villard
- Type: Locality
- Location: Collonges, Arrondissement of Gex, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.12817° or 46° 7′ 41″ northLongitude
5.90254° or 5° 54′ 9″ eastElevation
450 metres (1,476 feet)Open location code
8FR74WH3+72GeoNames ID
2968995
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