Les Plampras

Les Plampras is a quarter in Anniviers, Sierre District, Valais. Les Plampras is situated nearby to the village Chandolin, as well as near the hamlet Les Tisses.

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.

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 Les Plampras.

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 2½ km east of Les Plampras.

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

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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 Les Plampras.

Vissoie

Village

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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 Les Plampras.

Les Plampras

Type: Quarter
Category: locality
Location: Anniviers, Sierre District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.25147° or 46° 15′ 5″ north

Longitude

7.598° or 7° 35′ 53″ east

Open location code

8FR97H2X+H6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1016538967

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

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