Les Prélayes

Les Prélayes is a locality in Martigny-Combe, Martigny District, Valais. Les Prélayes is situated nearby to the hamlet Col de la Forclaz, as well as near the village Trient.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Col de la Forclaz and Pointe Ronde.

Col de la Forclaz

Mountain saddle

Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Col de la Forclaz is a mountain pass in the Alps in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It connects Martigny at 471 m and Le Châtelard. The road from Martigny to the Col has an average gradient of 6% but in parts is closer to 8%.

Pointe Ronde

Peak

The Pointe Ronde is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, overlooking Trient in the canton of Valais. It lies near the northern end of the Arête de la Lys, the ridge descending in a north-westerly direction from the Génépi towards the Col de la Forclaz.

Saint-Bernard Church

Church

Photo: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trient and Le Châtelard.

Trient

Village

Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.

Trient is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Le Châtelard

Hamlet

Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Le Châtelard is a locality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland near the border with France. It is part of the municipality of Finhaut. Le Châtelard is situated 4 km west of Les Prélayes.

Finhaut

Village

Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Martigny is a town in the French-speaking part of Valais. It lies in the Rhone valley and is one of the economic centres of the region. Finhaut is situated 4½ km northwest of Les Prélayes.

Les Prélayes

Type: Locality
Location: Martigny-Combe, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.05154° or 46° 3′ 6″ north

Longitude

7.0103° or 7° 0′ 37″ east

Open location code

8FR93226+J4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12888742330

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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