Salève
The Salève, or Mont Salève, is a mountain of the French Prealps located in the department of Haute-Savoie in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is also called the "Balcony of Geneva".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Église Saint-Étienne de Beaumont
Church
Photo: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Étienne de Beaumont is a church.
Église Saint-Consorce du Sappey
Church
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Consorce du Sappey is a church.
Pomier Charterhouse
Community center
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Pomier Charterhouse was a Carthusian monastery in Pomier, Présilly near Annecy, Haute-Savoie, in France, close to the Swiss border. It is situated on the foot of the Salève, and on the Way of St. James. Pomier Charterhouse is situated 3 km southwest of Salève.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Landecy and Arbusigny.
Landecy
Hamlet
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Landecy is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km north of Salève.
Arbusigny
Village
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Arbusigny is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Arbusigny is situated 6 km east of Salève.
Charrot
Hamlet
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charrot is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km north of Salève.
Salève
- Categories: mountain, free flight site, hogback, and landform
- Location: La Muraz, Arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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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”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Beaumont and Le Sappey.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le Grand Piton and Col de la Croisette.
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