Grolley-Ponthaux
Grolley-Ponthaux is a locality in Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg. Grolley-Ponthaux is situated nearby to the village Nierlet-les-Bois, as well as near the hamlet Chandon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grolley railway station and Belfaux-Village railway station.
Grolley railway station
Railway station
Grolley railway station is a railway station in the former municipality of Grolley, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Fribourg–Yverdon line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Belfaux-Village railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belfaux-Village railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Belfaux, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins line of Transports publics Fribourgeois. Belfaux-Village railway station is situated 4 km east of Grolley-Ponthaux.
Saint-Étienne parish church
Church
Photo: WWHenderson20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Étienne parish church is situated 3½ km east of Grolley-Ponthaux.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avenches and Belfaux.
Avenches
Photo: Hellvetika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avenches is a town of about 3,000 people in the Three Lakes area of Switzerland. Avenches is noted for the Roman ruins that remain from the time when the area was a major Roman outpost.
Belfaux
Village
Photo: Yesuitus2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belfaux is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former German name was Gumschen, but this is no longer in use. Belfaux is situated 3½ km east of Grolley-Ponthaux.
Grolley
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grolley is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2025 the former municipalities of Grolley and Ponthaux merged to form the new municipality of Grolley-Ponthaux.
Grolley-Ponthaux
- Type: Locality with 2,930 residents
- Location: Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.828° or 46° 49′ 41″ northLongitude
7.0611° or 7° 3′ 40″ eastPopulation
2,930Elevation
642 metres (2,106 feet)Open location code
8FR9R3H6+6FGeoNames ID
13192059
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