Le Rivet
Le Rivet is a locality in Val-Cenis, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 2,033 metres. Le Rivet is situated nearby to the locality Rivers-Derrière, as well as near L’Érellaz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ancien fort de Pattacreuse and Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis.
Ancien fort de Pattacreuse
Castle
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Ancien fort de Pattacreuse is a castle.
Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis
Peak
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The Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis is a 3,162 m high mountain of the Cottian Alps. Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis is situated 2½ km northwest of Le Rivet.
Mont-Cenis Lake
Reservoir
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Mont-Cenis Lake is a lake located in the Mont-Cenis massif at an altitude of 1,974 meters in the municipality of Val-Cenis in France. It is situated at the top of the Cenise valley, on the Italian side of the Mont-Cenis pass, the most frequented passage on the Lyon-Turin-Milan axis during the Middle Ages between Western Europe and the Italian peninsula. Mont-Cenis Lake is situated 3 km east of Le Rivet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand-Croix and Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis.
Grand-Croix
Hamlet
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Grand-Croix is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km east of Le Rivet.
Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis
Village
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Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis. Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis is situated 7 km north of Le Rivet.
Lanslevillard
Village
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Lanslevillard is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Part of its territory is home to the Val Cenis Vanoise ski resort. Lanslevillard is situated 7 km north of Le Rivet.
Le Rivet
- Type: Locality
- Location: Val-Cenis, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.22785° or 45° 13′ 40″ northLongitude
6.89593° or 6° 53′ 45″ eastElevation
2,033 metres (6,670 feet)Open location code
8FQ86VHW+49GeoNames ID
3002325
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