La Perche railway station

La Perche railway station is a railway stop in Veytaux, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud and has an elevation of 1,799 metres. La Perche railway station is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Le Merdasson, as well as near the peak Rochers de Naye.

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Type: Railway stop
Description: train station in Switzerland
Also known as: “Bahnhof La Perche” and “gare de la Perche”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rochers de Naye and Le Merdasson.

Rochers de Naye

Peak

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The Rochers de Naye is a mountain of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Lake Geneva near Montreux and Villeneuve, in the canton of Vaud. It lies on the range separating the basin of Lake Geneva from the valley of the Sarine, on the watershed between the Rhone and the Rhine.

Le Merdasson

Scenic viewpoint

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Le Merdasson is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 210 metres northwest of La Perche railway station.

Dent de Jaman

Peak

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The Dent de Jaman is a mountain above Montreux, situated north of the Rochers de Naye. In August 1830 three Polish romantic poets, Adam Mickiewicz, Zygmunt Krasiński and Antoni Edward Odyniec, climbed the mountain together.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caux and Les Avants.

Caux

Village

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Caux is a small village in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland which is part of the Montreux municipality. It looks out over Lake Geneva from an altitude of 1000 meters. Caux is situated 3 km west of La Perche railway station.

Les Avants

Village

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Les Avants is a village in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Montreux, in the east of the canton, in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut. It lies 3.5 km north-east of the town of Montreux and 25 km east of Lausanne. Les Avants is situated 3 km northwest of La Perche railway station.

Glion

Village

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Glion is a village in the municipality of Montreux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village is located 700 meters above sea level, overlooking Lake Geneva. Glion is situated 3½ km west of La Perche railway station.

La Perche railway station

Categories: railway station and transportation
Location: Veytaux, Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.43643° or 46° 26′ 11″ north

Longitude

6.97508° or 6° 58′ 30″ east

Elevation

1,799 metres (5,902 feet)

Operator

MVR-mtgn

Open location code

8FR8CXPG+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 477540610

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=halt

Wikidata ID

Q33513795

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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Venetian—“La Perche railway station” goes by many names.

Esperanto: “La Perche”
French: “Gare de la Perche”
French: “La Perche”
German: “La Perche”
Spanish: “Estación de La Perche”
Venetian: “stasion de La Perche”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rochers de Naye and Décollage.

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