Col de la Charvaz

Col de la Charvaz is a mountain saddle in Billième, Arrondissement of Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,140 metres. Col de la Charvaz is situated nearby to the locality Santourin, as well as near Les Follioules.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hautecombe (Cistercian Abbey) and Château de Billième.

Hautecombe (Cistercian Abbey)

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Hautecombe Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, later a Benedictine monastery, in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille in Savoie, France. For centuries it was the burial place of the members of the House of Savoy. It is visited by 150,000 tourists annually.

Château de Billième

Castle

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Château de Billième is a castle.

Chapelle Saint-Romain

Church

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Chapelle Saint-Romain is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jongieux and Lucey.

Jongieux

Village

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Jongieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Lucey

Village

Photo: Jean-Paul Corlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lucey is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Nattages

Village

Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.

Nattages is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Parves-et-Nattages. It contains the ruins of the Chateau Montbel, the romanesque chapel of Chemillieu and a church rebuilt in the 17th century.

Col de la Charvaz

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,140 metres
Category: landform
Location: Billième, Arrondissement of Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.7315° or 45° 43′ 53″ north

Longitude

5.8241° or 5° 49′ 27″ east

Elevation

1,140 metres (3,740 feet)

Open location code

8FQ7PRJF+HM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5322698329

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Santourin and Les Follioules.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mont de la Charvaz and Belvédère de la Charvaz.

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