Île de la Harpe

The Île de la Harpe is an island in Lake Geneva, located on the territory of the municipality of Rolle, in the canton of Vaud. It is an artificial island built in 1837.

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Type: Islet
Description: island in Lake Geneva and part of the municipality of Rolle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Also known as: “Ile de la Harpe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rolle Castle and Rolle railway station.

Rolle Castle

Castle

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Rolle Castle is a castle in the municipality of Rolle of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Rolle Castle is situated 390 metres northeast of Île de la Harpe.

Rolle railway station

Railway station

Rolle railway station

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Rolle railway station is a railway station in the… Rolle railway station is situated 1 km north of Île de la Harpe.

Institut Le Rosey

School

Institut Le Rosey

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Institut Le Rosey, commonly referred to as Le Rosey… Institut Le Rosey is situated 1 km west of Île de la Harpe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rolle and Mont-sur-Rolle.

Rolle

Village

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Rolle is a municipality in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Mont-sur-Rolle

Village

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Mont-sur-Rolle is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Tartegnin

Village

Tartegnin is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Île de la Harpe

Categories: artificial island, forest, locality, and landform
Location: Rolle, Nyon District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.45545° or 46° 27′ 20″ north

Longitude

6.33936° or 6° 20′ 22″ east

Open location code

8FR8F84Q+5P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Île de la Harpe” goes by many names.

Chinese: “阿尔普岛”
French: “île de la Harpe”
French: “Île de la Harpe”
German: “Île de la Harpe”
Romansh: “Île de la Harpe”
Russian: “Иль-де-ла-Арп”
Spanish: “Île de la Harpe”
“Île de la Harpe”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Grand Tour of Switzerland Foto Spot and Rolle (lac).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Obelisk to Frédéric-César de La Harpe and La Terrasse.

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Worth a closer look: Lausanne and Montreux.

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