Le Risel
Le Risel is a locality in Montricher, Morges District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,473 metres. Le Risel is situated nearby to the locality Pré de l’Haut Dessus, as well as near La Biole.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Tendre and Jan Michalski Foundation.
Mont Tendre
Peak
Photo: Seb65, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Mont Tendre is a mountain of the Jura, located between the valley of Joux and the basin of Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. With an elevation of 1,679 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains and, therefore, the highest summit of Switzerland outside the Alps. Mont Tendre is situated 3½ km southwest of Le Risel.
Jan Michalski Foundation
Museum
Photo: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jan Michalski Foundation is a museum, which is situated 3 km east of Le Risel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Abbaye and Mollens.
L’Abbaye
Village
L'Abbaye is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the Jura-Nord Vaudois district in the Vallée de Joux. It takes its name from Lac de Joux Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery. L’Abbaye is situated 4 km northwest of Le Risel.
Mollens
Village
Mollens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located in the district of Morges. Mollens is situated 4½ km southeast of Le Risel.
La Coudre
Hamlet
La Coudre is a village in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of L'Isle. Between 98 and 102 peoples live in La Coudre. The village has 22 dogs. La Coudre is situated 5 km northeast of Le Risel.
Le Risel
- Type: Locality
- Location: Montricher, Morges District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.61571° or 46° 36′ 57″ northLongitude
6.34009° or 6° 20′ 24″ eastElevation
1,473 metres (4,833 feet)Open location code
8FR8J88R+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 2011322093OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
11492856
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In Other Languages
“Le Risel” goes by many names.
- French: “Le Risel”
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