Molasse bleue

Molasse bleue is a stone in Payerne, Broye-Vully District, Vaud. Molasse bleue is situated nearby to the stone Granite des Alpes, as well as near Calcaire des Préalpes.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gymnase intercantonal de la Broye and Payerne railway station.

Gymnase intercantonal de la Broye

School

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The Gymnase intercantonal de la Broye is a secondary school in Payerne, Vaud, Switzerland. The school serves students living in the Broye-Vully district in Vaud canton and Broye district in Fribourg canton.

Payerne railway station

Railway station

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Payerne railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Payerne, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Yverdon and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways. Payerne railway station is situated 440 metres north of Molasse bleue.

Payerne Priory

Church

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Payerne Priory was a Cluniac monastery at Payerne, in Vaud, Switzerland. The monastery is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Payerne Priory is situated 610 metres northwest of Molasse bleue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Payerne and Corcelles-près-Payerne.

Payerne

Town

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Payerne is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name Peterlingen for the town is out of use.

Corcelles-près-Payerne

Village

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Corcelles-près-Payerne is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Corcelles-près-Payerne is situated 2½ km northeast of Molasse bleue.

Fétigny

Village

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Fétigny is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2026 the former municipalities of Fétigny and Ménières merged into the municipality of Fétigny-Ménières. Fétigny is situated 3 km southwest of Molasse bleue.

Molasse bleue

Type: Stone
Category: landform
Location: Payerne, Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.81577° or 46° 48′ 57″ north

Longitude

6.94094° or 6° 56′ 27″ east

Open location code

8FR8RW8R+89

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9421236668

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=stone

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Molasse jaune and Granite des Alpes.

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