Le Crêt

Le Crêt is a ruin in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,921 metres. Le Crêt is situated nearby to Toules Dam, as well as near the reservoir Lac des Toules.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lac des Toules and Toules Dam.

Lac des Toules

Reservoir

Photo: Fiesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lac des Toules is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, at Bourg-Saint-Pierre. Its surface area is 0.61 km2. It has a €2.2 million floating solar plant that was flown in by helicopter in 2019, and delivers 800 MWh/year. The dam Les Toules was completed in 1963.

Toules Dam

Dam

Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Toules Dam is situated 560 metres southeast of Le Crêt.

Le Mourin

Peak

Le Mourin is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. On its south-east side the mountain overlooks the Lac des Toules.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre and Liddes.

Bourg-Saint-Pierre

Village

Photo: ChristiaanPR, CC0.

Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass.

Liddes

Village

Photo: Dodoïste, CC0.

Liddes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Liddes is situated 7 km north of Le Crêt.

La Fouly

Village

Photo: Aaquilino, Public domain.

La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. At an altitude of 1,600 metres, it is part of the municipality of Orsières. It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif. La Fouly is situated 7 km west of Le Crêt.

Le Crêt

Type: Ruin
Also known as: “Le Cret”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

45.92924° or 45° 55′ 45″ north

Longitude

7.19483° or 7° 11′ 41″ east

Elevation

1,921 metres (6,302 feet)

Open location code

8FQ9W5HV+MW

GeoNames ID

11218755

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In Other Languages

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French: “Le Crêt”

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