Mont Pellaux
Mont Pellaux is a farm in Forel (Lavaux), Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud. Mont Pellaux is situated nearby to the hamlet La Chercotte, as well as near the locality Le Pigeon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont de Gourze and Lac de Bret.
Mont de Gourze
Peak
Photo: Marc Mongenet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mont de Gourze is a mountain in Switzerland, overlooking Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. On the summit is located the medieval lookout tower of Gourze.
Lac de Bret
Lake
Photo: Dake, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac de Bret is a lake in the municipality of Puidoux, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located north of Lake Geneva. The natural lake is used as a drinking water reservoir for the city of Lausanne.
Tower of Gourze
Tower
Photo: Zadina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The tower of Gourze is the remnants of a medieval lookout tower on the Mont de Gourze in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A square tower, it is approximately 9 metres tall and has views over Lake Geneva.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riex and Lavaux.
Riex
Village
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riex is a former municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux. Riex is situated 3 km south of Mont Pellaux.
Lavaux
Lavaux is internationally famous as a terraced wine-growing region on the shores of Lake Geneva in western Switzerland. It covers the territory roughly from Lausanne to Montreux, extending to an altitude of roughly 500 meters above lake level and including 6 lake shore villages and the city of Vevey.
Epesses
Village
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Epesses is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron on Lake Geneva. It is noted for its wine production. Epesses is situated 3 km south of Mont Pellaux.
Mont Pellaux
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Forel (Lavaux), Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.51824° or 46° 31′ 6″ northLongitude
6.74429° or 6° 44′ 39″ eastElevation
754 metres (2,474 feet)Open location code
8FR8GP9V+7PGeoNames ID
11466699
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Mont Pellaux” goes by many names.
- French: “Mont Pellaux”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Chercotte and Le Pigeon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Golf de Lavaux and Grandvaux railway station.
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