Evolène
Evolène is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It includes the villages of Evolène, Les Haudères, La Sage, Villa, La Forclaz, and Arolla, the hamlets of Lannaz and La Tour, and the hollow of Ferpècle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 100zax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: 100zax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 1,670 residents
- Description: Municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
- Also known as: “CH6083”, “Evolene”, “Evolene VS”, and “Evolène VS”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sasseneire and Museum Evolène.
Sasseneire
Peak
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sasseneire is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Evolène in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the valleys of Hérens and Anniviers. Sasseneire is situated 3½ km northeast of Evolène.
Palanche de la Cretta
Peak
Photo: Odrade123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palanche de la Cretta is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Evolène in the canton of Valais. It lies north of Mont de l'Etoile.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Haudères.
Les Haudères
Village
Photo: Reise-Line, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Haudères is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton, in the Val d'Hérens, south of Sion. Les Haudères is situated 3½ km south of Evolène.
Evolène
- Categories: Municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Hérens District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.1129° or 46° 6′ 47″ northLongitude
7.4958° or 7° 29′ 45″ eastPopulation
1,670Elevation
2,602 metres (8,537 feet)Open location code
8FR94F7W+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 286503178OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7285787Wikidata ID
Q69551
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Evolène” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Evolène”
- Arpitan: “Evolêna”
- Arpitan: “Evolênna”
- Basque: “Evolène”
- Breton: “Evolène”
- Catalan: “Évolène”
- Cebuano: “Evolène (kapital sa distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Evolène (munisipyo)”
- Cebuano: “Evolène”
- Chinese: “埃沃莱讷”
- Chinese: “埃沃萊訥”
- Czech: “Evolène”
- Dutch: “Evolene”
- Dutch: “Evolène”
- Esperanto: “Evolène VS”
- Esperanto: “Evolène”
- French: “Evolene”
- French: “Evolène”
- French: “Évolène”
- German: “Evolène VS”
- German: “Evolene”
- German: “Evolène”
- Hungarian: “Evolène”
- Irish: “Evolène”
- Italian: “Evolène”
- Japanese: “エヴォレーヌ”
- Korean: “마을”
- Latin: “Evolena”
- Lombard: “Evolène”
- Malay: “Evolène”
- Neapolitan: “Evolène”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Evolène”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Evoléne”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Evolène”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Évolène”
- Piemontese: “Evolène”
- Piemontese: “Évolène”
- Polish: “Evolène”
- Portuguese: “Evolène”
- Romansh: “Evolène”
- Russian: “Эволен”
- Spanish: “Evolene”
- Spanish: “Evolène”
- Spanish: “Évolene”
- Spanish: “Évolène”
- Swedish: “Evolène”
- Swiss German: “Evolène”
- Tosk Albanian: “Evolène”
- Turkish: “Evolène”
- Ukrainian: “Еволен”
- Upper Sorbian: “Evolène”
- Venetian: “Evolène”
- Volapük: “Evolène”
- Waray (Philippines): “Evolène”
- Welsh: “Evolène”
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