Fornex (Liddes)
Fornex (Liddes) is a hamlet in Liddes, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,231 metres. Fornex (Liddes) is situated nearby to the hamlet Fontaine Dessous (Liddes), as well as near the village Rive Haute.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Fornex”
- Postal code: 1945
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orsières railway station and Saint-Laurent chapel.
Orsières railway station
Railway station
Orsières railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Orsières, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the southern terminus of the standard gauge Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny et Régions. Orsières railway station is situated 2½ km northwest of Fornex (Liddes).
Mont Brûlé
Peak
Photo: crash71100, CC0.
Mont Brûlé is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Orsières in the canton of Valais. It lies just north of Col de Mille. Mont Brûlé is situated 3 km east of Fornex (Liddes).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Liddes and Orsières.
Liddes
Village
Liddes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Liddes is situated 2½ km southeast of Fornex (Liddes).
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 3 km northwest of Fornex (Liddes).
Champex
Village
Photo: Bescoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Champex is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif. Champex is situated 4½ km northwest of Fornex (Liddes).
Fornex (Liddes)
- Category: locality
- Location: Liddes, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.00861° or 46° 0′ 31″ northLongitude
7.16353° or 7° 9′ 49″ eastElevation
1,231 metres (4,039 feet)Open location code
8FR92557+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 944096613OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
8533414
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