Col de la Forclaz
Col de la Forclaz is a hamlet in Trient, Martigny District, Valais. Col de la Forclaz is situated nearby to the village Trient, as well as near the locality Les Prélayes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Col de la Forclaz and Saint-Bernard Church.
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%.
Mont de l’Arpille
Peak
Mont de l'Arpille is a mountain of the Alps, located south-west of Martigny in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located north of the Col de la Forclaz and geographically part of the Mont Blanc massif.
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 3½ km west of Col de la Forclaz.
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 3½ km northwest of Col de la Forclaz.
Col de la Forclaz
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Trient, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.05798° or 46° 3′ 29″ northLongitude
7.00114° or 7° 0′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FR93252+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1500549093OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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