Châtel d’Arrufens

Châtel d’Arrufens is an archaeological site in L’Isle, Morges District, Vaud. Châtel d’Arrufens is situated near the peak Le Coteau, as well as near the village Montricher.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Jan Michalski Foundation and Col du Mollendruz.

Jan Michalski Foundation

Museum

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Jan Michalski Foundation is a museum, which is situated 2 km southeast of Châtel d’Arrufens.

Col du Mollendruz

Mountain saddle

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Col du Mollendruz is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It connects L'Isle and Les Charbonnières. Col du Mollendruz is situated 3½ km north of Châtel d’Arrufens.

Montricher railway station

Railway stop

Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Montricher railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Montricher, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Bière–Apples–Morges line of Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay. Montricher railway station is situated 3½ km southeast of Châtel d’Arrufens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montricher and L’Isle.

Montricher

Village

Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montricher is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.

L’Isle

Village

Photo: Phil Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

L'Isle is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Western Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. L’Isle is situated 4 km east of Châtel d’Arrufens.

La Coudre

Hamlet

La Coudre is a village in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of L'Isle. La Coudre is situated 4½ km northeast of Châtel d’Arrufens.

Châtel d’Arrufens

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “Châtel d’Arruffens”
Categories: château, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: L’Isle, Morges District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.61745° or 46° 37′ 3″ north

Longitude

6.35622° or 6° 21′ 22″ east

Open location code

8FR8J984+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2786914747

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q1090810

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In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Châtel d’Arrufens” goes by many names.

French: “Châtel d’Arrufens”
French: “Éperon barré de Châtel d’Arruffens”
German: “Châtel d’Arrufens”
Polish: “Grodzisko Châtel d’Arruffens”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Châtel and zone écolage deltalab.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: L’Abri and Les Ordons.

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