La Pétroule
La Pétroule is a building in La Rippe, Nyon District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,430 metres. La Pétroule is situated nearby to the peak La Dôle, as well as near the mountain saddle Col de la Givrine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Dôle and La Barillette.
La Dôle
Peak
Photo: Brücke-Osteuropa, CC0.
La Dôle is a mountain of the Jura, overlooking Lake Geneva in the westernmost part of the canton of Vaud. Rising to an altitude of 1677 meters, it is the second highest peak in the Swiss portion of the Jura, after Mont Tendre.
La Barillette
Peak
Photo: Marc Mongenet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Barillette is one of the highest points of Canton Vaud's Jura mountains in Switzerland. La Barillette is situated 3½ km east of La Pétroule.
Col de la Givrine
Mountain saddle
Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col de la Givrine is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, near the border with France. It connects Nyon in Switzerland and Morez in France. Col de la Givrine is situated 3½ km north of La Pétroule.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Cure and Prémanon.
La Cure
Hamlet
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Cure is a village located some 20 kilometres northwest of Lake Geneva, straddling the Franco-Swiss border. Administratively, the Swiss half of La Cure is part of the municipality of Saint-Cergue, while the French half is part of the municipality of Les Rousses. La Cure is situated 4½ km north of La Pétroule.
Prémanon
Village
Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prémanon is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Prémanon is situated 5 km northwest of La Pétroule.
Saint-Cergue
Village
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Cergue is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Saint-Cergue is situated 6 km east of La Pétroule.
La Pétroule
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “La Petroule”
- Location: La Rippe, Nyon District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.42532° or 46° 25′ 31″ northLongitude
6.07884° or 6° 4′ 44″ eastElevation
1,430 metres (4,692 feet)Open location code
8FR8C3GH+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 246077645OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
11215374
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In Other Languages
“La Pétroule” goes by many names.
- French: “La Pétroule”
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