Salève

The Salève, or Mont Salève, is a mountain of the French Prealps located in the department of in . It is also called the "Balcony of Geneva".
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,379 metres
  • Description: mountain in France
  • Also known as: “Mont Saleve” and “Saleve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Étienne de Beaumont and Église Saint-Consorce du Sappey.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Community center
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was a Carthusian monastery in Pomier, near , , in , close to the Swiss border. It is situated on the foot of the Salève, and on the Way of St. James. is situated 3 km southwest of Salève.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Landecy and Arbusigny.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km north of Salève.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in south-eastern . is situated 6 km east of Salève.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km north of Salève.

Salève

Latitude
46.09417° or 46° 5′ 39″ north
Longitude
6.14028° or 6° 8′ 25″ east
Elevation
1,379 metres (4,524 feet)
Open location code
8FR834VR+M4
Geo­Names ID
2976458
Wiki­data ID
Q1711734
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Spanish—“Salève” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: “Salèvo”
  • Cebuano: “Mont Salève”
  • Chinese: “萨莱沃山”
  • Chinese: “薩萊沃山”
  • Dutch: “Saleve”
  • Dutch: “Salève”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ساليڤ”
  • Esperanto: “Salève”
  • French: “Balcon de Genève”
  • French: “Le Salève”
  • French: “Mont Salève”
  • French: “Montagne des Genevois”
  • French: “Salève”
  • German: “Salève”
  • Hebrew: “הר הסלב”
  • Hebrew: “סלב”
  • Ladin: “Salève”
  • Portuguese: “Salève”
  • Spanish: “Saleve”
  • Spanish: “Salève”
  • “Salève”

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Localities in the Area

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