Artillery Fort of Champex
Artillery Fort of Champex is a museum in Orsières, Entremont District, Valais which is located on Route de la Piscine. Artillery Fort of Champex is situated nearby to the church Eglise catholique, as well as near Chapelle des Arolles.Photo: Picea Abies, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Fort d’artillerie de Champex-Lac”
- Address: Route de la Piscine
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Champex Pass and Orsières railway station.
Champex Pass
Mountain saddle
Champex Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is near the village of Champex-Lac.
Orsières railway station
Railway station
Saint Nicholas of Myra bell tower and church
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Saint Nicholas of Myra bell tower and church is situated 2 km east of Artillery Fort of Champex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Champex and Orsières.
Champex
Village
Photo: Bescoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Champex is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif.
Orsières
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Luder House
Locality
Photo: Vaquins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luder House is a locality, which is situated 6 km north of Artillery Fort of Champex.
Artillery Fort of Champex
- Categories: fort, fortress, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Orsières, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.02609° or 46° 1′ 34″ northLongitude
7.12231° or 7° 7′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8FR924GC+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 814607165OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q21035607
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Artillery Fort of Champex” goes by many names.
- French: “fort d’Artillerie de Champex”
- French: “Fort d’Artillerie de Champex”
- German: “A 46”
- German: “Artilleriewerk Champex”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eglise catholique and Chapelle des Arolles.
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