Pirrabecca
Pirrabecca is a ruin in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,223 metres. Pirrabecca is situated nearby to the reservoir Lac des Toules, as well as near the peak Le Mourin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lac des Toules and Le Mourin.
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.
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.
La Tsavre
Peak
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Tsavre is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Ferret in the canton of Valais. With a height of 2,978 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Combe de l'A, a small valley between the Val Ferret and the Val d'Entremont. La Tsavre is situated 4 km west of Pirrabecca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre and La Fouly.
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. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is situated 4 km northeast of Pirrabecca.
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 6 km west of Pirrabecca.
Liddes
Village
Liddes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Liddes is situated 8 km north of Pirrabecca.
Pirrabecca
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.91882° or 45° 55′ 8″ northLongitude
7.17845° or 7° 10′ 42″ eastElevation
2,223 metres (7,293 feet)Open location code
8FQ9W59H+G9GeoNames ID
11218764
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In Other Languages
“Pirrabecca” goes by many names.
- French: “Pirrabecca”
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