Forêt des Lâges

Forêt des Lâges is a locality in Anniviers, Sierre District, Valais. Forêt des Lâges is situated nearby to the hamlet La Rèche, as well as near the locality Les Lavantchyèrr.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Illhorn and Bagnoud Observatory.

Illhorn

Peak

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The Illhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Chandolin in the canton of Valais. With a height of 2,717 metres above sea level, it is the highest point of the Illgraben valley. Illhorn is situated 3 km northeast of Forêt des Lâges.

Bagnoud Observatory

Observatory

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François-Xavier Bagnoud Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the village of Saint-Luc in Valais, Switzerland, close to the top of the funicular, at a height of 2,200 m. Bagnoud Observatory is situated 3 km southeast of Forêt des Lâges.

Illsee

Reservoir

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Illsee is a natural lake used as a reservoir above Sierre, in the Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km2. Illsee is situated 3½ km east of Forêt des Lâges.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chandolin and Saint-Luc.

Chandolin

Village

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Chandolin is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers.

Saint-Luc

Village

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint-Luc is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Saint-Luc is situated 3½ km south of Forêt des Lâges.

Vissoie

Village

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vissoie is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. The village became an independent municipality in 1905 when it split from the municipalities of Ayer and Grimentz. Vissoie is situated 4 km south of Forêt des Lâges.

Forêt des Lâges

Type: Locality
Location: Anniviers, Sierre District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.25029° or 46° 15′ 1″ north

Longitude

7.58519° or 7° 35′ 7″ east

Open location code

8FR97H2P+43

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9376048255

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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