La Forcle
La Forcle is a house in Lavey-Morcles, Aigle District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,356 metres. La Forcle is situated nearby to the village Morcles, as well as near Lavey-Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 1 km southwest of La Forcle.
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 3½ km southeast of La Forcle.
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 2½ km west of La Forcle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morcles and Lavey-Village.
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-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.
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.
La Forcle
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Lavey-Morcles, Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.21489° or 46° 12′ 54″ northLongitude
7.03751° or 7° 2′ 15″ eastElevation
1,356 metres (4,449 feet)Open location code
8FR9627Q+X2GeoNames ID
11217457
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“La Forcle” goes by many names.
- French: “La Forcle”
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