La Pétolère
La Pétolère is a wayside cross in Thollon-les-Mémises, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. La Pétolère is situated nearby to the peak Grand Pic des Mémises, as well as near the reservoir Retenue collinaire des Chalets des Mémises.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montagne des Mémises and Dent d’Oche.
Montagne des Mémises
Peak
Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montagne des Mémises at 1,674 m is a mountain in the Chablais Alps in Haute-Savoie, France near the Franco-Swiss border. It dominates the communes of Évian-les-Bains and Thollon-les-Mémises, and provides a panoramic view over Lac Léman of the Jura Massif and the Franco-Swiss Alps.
Dent d’Oche
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dent d'Oche is a mountain in the Haute-Savoie region of France, in the Chablais massif, near the Swiss-French border, that rises to 2,221 m in altitude. Dent d’Oche is situated 3 km south of La Pétolère.
Château d’Oche
Peak
Photo: Fachimiar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château d'Oche is a mountain in the Chablais Alps in Haute-Savoie, France. Château d’Oche is situated 3½ km south of La Pétolère.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Novel and Saint-Gingolph.
Novel
Village
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Novel is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Novel is situated 4½ km east of La Pétolère.
Saint-Gingolph
Village
Photo: Joelgrandcollot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Gingolph is a small town situated on the south bank of Lake Geneva. It sits at the France–Switzerland border and is administratively divided into Saint-Gingolph, Valais and Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie. Saint-Gingolph is situated 6 km east of La Pétolère.
Taney
Hamlet
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tanay, also spelled "Taney", is a hamlet located in the municipality of Vouvry, in Switzerland. Taney is situated 9 km southeast of La Pétolère.
La Pétolère
- Type: Wayside cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: Thollon-les-Mémises, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.3819° or 46° 22′ 55″ northLongitude
6.73373° or 6° 44′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FR89PJM+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4390339639OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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Highlights include Grand Pic des Mémises and Retenue collinaire des Chalets des Mémises.
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