Vierge du Châtelard
Vierge du Châtelard is a wayside shrine in La Giettaz, Arrondissement of Albertville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,570 metres. Vierge du Châtelard is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Col des Aravis, as well as near the peak Pointe des Aravis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Col des Aravis and Aiguille de Borderan.
Col des Aravis
Mountain saddle
Aiguille de Borderan
Peak
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aiguille de Borderan is a mountain in the Aravis Massif in Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France.
Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Aravis
Church
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Chapelle Sainte-Anne des Aravis is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Vierge du Châtelard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Clusaz and Flumet.
La Clusaz
Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Clusaz is a town in the French Alps. Together with the neighboring town of Grand Bornand, La Clusaz forms the center of the Aravis ski area. Different from many French ski resorts, the atmosphere of La Clusaz remains true to the alpine village.
Flumet
Village
Photo: Anthospace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flumet is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Flumet is situated 7 km southeast of Vierge du Châtelard.
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt
Village
Photo: Zivax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It lies in the Aravis Range of the French Alps. Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is situated 8 km northwest of Vierge du Châtelard.
Vierge du Châtelard
- Type: Wayside shrine
- Denomination: Catholic
- Category: historic site
- Location: La Giettaz, Arrondissement of Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.87389° or 45° 52′ 26″ northLongitude
6.48019° or 6° 28′ 49″ eastElevation
1,570 metres (5,151 feet)Open location code
8FQ8VFFJ+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 670534971OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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