Bretaye
Bretaye is a high mountain pass of the Swiss Alps, located above Villars-sur-Ollon in the canton of Vaud. The pass is connected to Villars by the Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway, which is the second highest railway of the canton after the Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway line.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: mountain pass in the Vaud Prealps, Switzerland
- Also known as: “col de Bretaye”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Col-de-Bretaye railway station and Le Chamossaire.
Le Chamossaire
Peak
Photo: Braegel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Chamossaire is a mountain part of the Alpes Vaudoises, overlooking Villars-sur-Ollon on its south face and Les Ormonts valley on its north face. It is located in the canton of Vaud.
Lac des Chavonnes
Lake
Photo: Calimo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac des Chavonnes is a lake in the municipality of Ormont-Dessous, above Villars-sur-Ollon, Vaud, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5 ha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villars-sur-Ollon and Taveyanne, Group of Alpine Huts.
Villars-sur-Ollon
Photo: בידל הפייטן, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villars sur Ollon is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud. It is part of the municipality of Ollon. Villars is a ski resort close to Montreux and Saint-Maurice, which offers a reasonable range of pistes at a moderate altitude.
Taveyanne, Group of Alpine Huts
Hamlet
Taveyanne, Group of Alpine Huts is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southeast of Bretaye.
Huémoz
Village
Photo: Emmanuelle Adjoa Bessi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Huémoz is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Bretaye.
Bretaye
- Categories: rail mountain pass, mountain pass, and locality
- Location: Ollon, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.32003° or 46° 19′ 12″ northLongitude
7.07336° or 7° 4′ 24″ eastElevation
1,811 metres (5,942 feet)Open location code
8FR983CF+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 4325099119OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
Discover Bretaye from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Bretaye” goes by many names.
- French: “col de Bretaye”
- French: “Col de Bretaye”
- German: “Col de Bretaye”
- Italian: “Col de Bretaye”
- Swedish: “Col de Bretaye”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include L’Aiguille and Col de Bretaye.
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