Capochon
Capochon is a house in Forel (Lavaux), Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud. Capochon is situated nearby to Tower of Gourze, as well as near the peak Mont de Gourze.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Tower of Gourze is situated 1 km southwest of Capochon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lavaux and Riex.
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.
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 Capochon.
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 Capochon.
Capochon
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Forel (Lavaux), Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.51706° or 46° 31′ 1″ northLongitude
6.74957° or 6° 44′ 59″ eastElevation
745 metres (2,444 feet)Open location code
8FR8GP8X+RRGeoNames ID
11467600
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In Other Languages
“Capochon” goes by many names.
- French: “Capochon”
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