Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a locality in Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,321 metres. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is situated nearby to the locality Tunel Gd. St. Bernard, as well as near Grand Saint Bernard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lac des Toules and Petit Vélan.
Lac des Toules
Reservoir
Photo: Fiesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac des Toules is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, at Bourg-Saint-Pierre. Its surface area is 0.61 km2. It has a €2.2 million floating solar plant that was flown in by helicopter in 2019, and delivers 800 MWh/year. The dam Les Toules was completed in 1963.
Petit Vélan
Peak
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The Petit Vélan is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. It lies NW of Mont Vélan.
Le Mourin
Peak
Le Mourin is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. On its south-east side the mountain overlooks the Lac des Toules. Le Mourin is situated 3½ km northwest of Bourg-Saint-Pierre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Village
Photo: ChristiaanPR, CC0.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
- Type: Locality with 200 residents
- Also known as: “CH6032”
- Location: Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.9196° or 45° 55′ 11″ northLongitude
7.2128° or 7° 12′ 46″ eastPopulation
200Elevation
2,321 metres (7,615 feet)Open location code
8FQ9W697+R3GeoNames ID
7285311
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