Morcles, village

Morcles, village is a bus stop in Lavey-Morcles, Aigle District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,170 metres. Morcles, village is situated nearby to the bunker Fort de Dailly, as well as near the village Lavey-les-Bains.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort de Dailly and Dent de Morcles.

Fort de Dailly

Bunker

Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fort de Dailly is the largest component of Fortress Saint-Maurice, which is in turn one of the three principal fortified regions of the National Redoubt of Switzerland. Fort de Dailly is situated 600 metres west of Morcles, village.

Dent de Morcles

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Dent de Morcles is a 2,969 metres high mountain located at western end of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone between Martigny and St. Maurice. Dent de Morcles is situated 3 km east of Morcles, village.

St-Maurice railway station

Railway station

Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St-Maurice railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Saint-Maurice, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and the terminus of the Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice line. St-Maurice railway station is situated 3 km west of Morcles, village.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morcles and Lavey-les-Bains.

Morcles

Village

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Morcles is a village and former municipality in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1043 as Morcles.

Lavey-les-Bains

Village

Lavey-les-Bains is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Lavey-les-Bains is located in the former municipality Lavey. In 1852 Lavey municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Lavey-Morcles.

Lavey-Village

Village

Lavey-Village is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village was first recorded in the year 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was known as Laveto.

Morcles, village

Type: Bus stop
Category: transportation
Location: Lavey-Morcles, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.209° or 46° 12′ 32″ north

Longitude

7.03645° or 7° 2′ 11″ east

Elevation

1,170 metres (3,839 feet)

Operator

PAG

Open location code

8FR9625P+JH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 983835056

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

GeoNames ID

10381827

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French: “Morcles, village”

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