Riant Mont glacial erratic
Riant Mont glacial erratic is a protected area in Vesancy, Arrondissement of Gex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Riant Mont glacial erratic is situated nearby to the climbing site Carrière de Vesancy, as well as near the church Chapelle Notre-Dame de Riantmont.Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: glacial erratic in Vesancy, France
- Also known as: “Bloc erratique de Riant Mont, Bloc à Cupules”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame de Riantmont and Château de Vesancy.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Riantmont
Church
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Chapelle Notre-Dame de Riantmont is a church, which is situated 360 metres northwest of Riant Mont glacial erratic.
Château de Vesancy
Castle
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Château de Vesancy is a castle, which is situated 650 metres west of Riant Mont glacial erratic.
Église Saint-Christophe de Vesancy
Church
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Église Saint-Christophe de Vesancy is a church, which is situated 690 metres west of Riant Mont glacial erratic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vesancy and Gex.
Vesancy
Village
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Vesancy is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. The commune has an average elevation of 650 m above sea level.
Gex
Town
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Gex is a commune in the department of Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France and the subprefecture of the department. It lies 5 km from the Swiss border and 16 km from Geneva. It is a subprefecture of Ain. Gex is situated 3½ km southwest of Riant Mont glacial erratic.
Divonne-les-Bains
Photo: FrancoisFC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Divonne-les-Bains is a town of 9,600 people in Rhône-Alpes, just outside of Geneva. It serves as a bedroom community for Geneva, and as a tourist destination owing to its thermal baths, golf course and casino.
Riant Mont glacial erratic
- Categories: glacial erratic, cup and ring mark, grooves, cup marked stones, tourism, tourist attraction, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Vesancy, Arrondissement of Gex, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.34943° or 46° 20′ 58″ northLongitude
6.09733° or 6° 5′ 50″ eastHeight
6 metres (20 feet)Width
7.5 metres (25 feet)Open location code
8FR883XW+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2913710047OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q15155729
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Riant Mont glacial erratic” goes by many names.
- French: “bloc erratique de Riant Mont”
- French: “Bloc erratique de Riant Mont”
- German: “Bloc erratique de Riant Mont”
- German: “Findling von Riant Mont”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glacial Erratic and Glacial Erratic.
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