Praz-Forand
Praz-Forand is a house in Montreux, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,004 metres. Praz-Forand is situated nearby to the peak Les Pléiades, as well as near the village Blonay.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Les Pléiades and Les Pléiades railway station.
Les Pléiades
Peak
Les Pléiades are a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Lake Geneva in the Swiss canton of Vaud. They are located north of Blonay. A railway connects Vevey and Blonay to a secondary summit of Les Pléiades.
Les Pléiades railway station
Railway station
Photo: Llez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Pléiades railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Blonay – Saint-Légier, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is the northern terminus of the 1,000 mm metre gauge Vevey–Les Pléiades line of Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera. Les Pléiades railway station is situated 1½ km northwest of Praz-Forand.
Lally railway station
Railway stop
Lally railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km west of Praz-Forand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blonay and Les Avants.
Blonay
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blonay is a former municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022, the former municipalities of Blonay and Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz merged into the new municipality of Blonay - Saint-Légier. Blonay is situated 3 km southwest of Praz-Forand.
Les Avants
Village
Photo: Scotlandyard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Avants is a village in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Montreux, in the east of the canton, in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut. It lies 3.5 km north-east of the town of Montreux and 25 km east of Lausanne. Les Avants is situated 3 km southeast of Praz-Forand.
Saleuscex
Locality
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saleuscex is a locality, which is situated 3 km south of Praz-Forand.
Praz-Forand
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Montreux, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.47617° or 46° 28′ 34″ northLongitude
6.92733° or 6° 55′ 38″ eastElevation
1,004 metres (3,294 feet)Open location code
8FR8FWGG+FWGeoNames ID
11466568
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In Other Languages
“Praz-Forand” goes by many names.
- French: “Praz-Forand”
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