Sembrancher

Sembrancher is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Sembrancher has an elevation of 928 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Le Catogne and La Douay railway station.

Le Catogne

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Le Catogne is a mountain on the extreme north-eastern edge of the Mont Blanc massif, overlooking Champex in the Swiss canton of Valais. Some sources consider this summit as being within the Pennine Alps.

La Douay railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

La Douay railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Orsières, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located on the standard gauge Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny et Régions.

La Crevasse

Peak

Photo: Jojo 1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

La Crevasse is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Sembrancher in the canton of Valais. It lies just east of the Col des Planches. The mountain is mostly wooded, except for its southwestern side, which consists of almost vertical cliffs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vollèges and Orsières.

Vollèges

Village

Photo: Plutowiki, CC0.

Vollèges is a former municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Bagnes and Vollèges merged to form the new municipality of Val de Bagnes.

Orsières

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Orsières is situated 4½ km south of Sembrancher.

Sembrancher

Type: Locality with 1,030 residents
Also known as: “CH6035”
Location: Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.0694° or 46° 4′ 10″ north

Longitude

7.1458° or 7° 8′ 45″ east

Population

1,030

Elevation

928 metres (3,045 feet)

Open location code

8FR9349W+P8

GeoNames ID

7287145

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