Cries (Vollèges)

Cries (Vollèges) is a locality in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 934 metres. Cries (Vollèges) is situated nearby to the village Levron, as well as near Sembrancher.

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Cries (Volleges)”
Postal code: 1941

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pierre Avoi and Col du Lein.

Pierre Avoi

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pierre Avoi is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Saxon in the canton of Valais. It is located on the chain between the main Rhone valley and the valley of Bagnes. Pierre Avoi is situated 3½ km northeast of Cries (Vollèges).

Col du Lein

Mountain saddle

Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Col du Lein is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It connects Saxon in the valley of the Rhône with Vollèges in the Val de Bagnes.

Etiez railway station

Railway stop

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Etiez railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Val de Bagnes, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the standard gauge Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny et Régions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vollèges and Sembrancher.

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.