Marcolaz

Marcolaz is a hamlet in Cordon, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Marcolaz is situated nearby to the hamlet Les Aiguilles, as well as near Pont de la Flée.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Quatre Têtes and Pointe Percée.

Quatre Têtes

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Quatre Têtes is a scenic viewpoint.

The Pointe Percée is the highest mountain in the Aravis range of the French Prealps of Haute-Savoie. It rises to an elevation of 2,753 metres and has 1,643 metres of topographic prominence, and is thus is classified as an ultra-prominent peak.

Mont Charvet

Peak

Photo: Mieru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mont Charvet is a mountain in the Aravis Range in Savoie, France. Mont Charvet is situated 3 km west of Marcolaz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sallanches and Domancy.

Sallanches

Town

Photo: Ville de Sallanches, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sallanches is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Sallanches is situated 4½ km east of Marcolaz.

Domancy

Village

Photo: Pmau, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Domancy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Sallanches. Domancy is situated 7 km southeast of Marcolaz.

Oëx

Hamlet

Oëx is a village in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, below Pointe d'Areu in the Arve valley. It is part of the commune Magland in Haute-Savoie department. Oëx is situated 7 km northeast of Marcolaz.

Marcolaz

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Cordon, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.9398° or 45° 56′ 23″ north

Longitude

6.57445° or 6° 34′ 28″ east

Open location code

8FQ8WHQF+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6323905459

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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