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.
- 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
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villars-sur-Ollon and Taveyanne, Group of Alpine Huts.
Villars-sur-Ollon
Taveyanne, Group of Alpine Huts
Hamlet
Taveyanne, Group of Alpine Huts is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southeast of Bretaye.
Bretaye
- Categories: rail mountain pass, mountain pass, and locality
- Location: Ollon, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.32003° or 46° 19′ 12″ north
Longitude
7.07336° or 7° 4′ 24″ east
Elevation
1,811 metres (5,942 feet)
Open location code
8FR983CF+28
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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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