Valècc

Valècc is in Faido, Leventina District, Ticino and has an elevation of 1,144 metres. Valècc is situated near the village Sobrio, as well as near the town hall Casa Communale.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bodio TI railway station and Matro.

Bodio TI railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bodio TI railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Giornico. The station is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway, on the southern ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. Bodio TI railway station is situated 1½ km south of Valècc.

Matro

Peak

Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Matro is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Giornico in the canton of Ticino. It lies at the southern end of the chain separating the main Leventina valley from the Blenio valley. An antenna is located on the summit.

Santo Stefano

Church

Photo: Aharbaugh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Santo Stefano is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Valècc.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sobrio and Bodio.

Sobrio

Village

Sobrio is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 10 April 2016 it merged into the municipality of Faido.

Bodio

Village

Photo: Cooper.ch, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Bodio is a former municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, it merged into the municipality of Giornico.

Giornico

Village

Photo: Iopensa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Giornico is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 6 April 2025, Bodio merged into the municipality of Giornico. Giornico is situated 2½ km west of Valècc.

Valècc

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Faido, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.39606° or 46° 23′ 46″ north

Longitude

8.90879° or 8° 54′ 32″ east

Elevation

1,144 metres (3,753 feet)

Open location code

8FRC9WW5+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 885553295

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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