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

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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 2½ km southeast of La Motte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz and Châtel-Saint-Denis.

Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz

Village

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Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz 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. Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz is situated 3 km south of La Motte.

Châtel-Saint-Denis

Village

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Châtel-Saint-Denis is a municipality and district capital of the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Châtel-Saint-Denis is situated 3 km north of La Motte.

Attalens

Village

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Attalens is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Attalens is situated 3½ km northwest of La Motte.

La Motte

Type: House
Categories: residential building and building
Location: Blonay-Saint-Légier, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.49892° or 46° 29′ 56″ north

Longitude

6.88938° or 6° 53′ 22″ east

Elevation

724 metres (2,375 feet)

Open location code

8FR8FVXQ+HQ

GeoNames ID

11467218

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French: “La Motte”

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