Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte
Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fraispertuis City and Timber Drop.
Fraispertuis City
Theme park
Photo: Aurkawl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fraispertuis City is a theme park in Jeanménil, France. It opened in 1966. Its roller coaster Timber Drop, created by S&S Power, was the steepest in the world when it opened on July 2, 2011, but it lost the record with the opening on July 16, 2011, of Takabisha at Fuji-Q Highland in Japan. Fraispertuis City is situated 4 km south of Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte.
Timber Drop
Roller coaster
Photo: Freddo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Timber Drop is a steel roller coaster located at the Fraispertuis City amusement park in Jeanménil, France. With a slope of 113.1°, the coaster held the world record for the steepest drop in the world from 1 July 2011 to 16 July 2011, and currently holds the record for the steepest roller coaster drop in Europe. Timber Drop is situated 3½ km south of Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte.
Chipotte Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Rauenstein, Public domain.
Chipotte Pass is a mountain saddle, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte.
Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte
- Type: Locality with 420 residents
- Also known as: “88412” and “Saint-Benoit-la-Chipotte”
- Location: Arrondissement of Épinal, Vosges, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.3575° or 48° 21′ 27″ northLongitude
6.7347° or 6° 44′ 5″ eastPopulation
420Elevation
349 metres (1,145 feet)Open location code
8FW89P5M+2VGeoNames ID
6445724
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- French: “Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte”
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