La Tourbière

La Tourbière is in Orsières, Entremont District, Valais. La Tourbière is situated nearby to the village Champex, as well as near the locality Belvédère.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Le Catogne and La Breya.

Le Catogne

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Le Catogne is a mountain on the extreme north-eastern edge of the Mont Blanc massif, overlooking Champex in the Swiss canton of Valais. Some sources consider this summit as being within the Pennine Alps.

La Breya

Peak

Photo: François Bianco, CC BY-SA 2.0.

La Breya is a mountain of the Mont Blanc massif, overlooking Champex in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is accessible by chair lift from Champex, the upper station being located at Grands Plans.

Orsières railway station

Railway station

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Orsières railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Orsières, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the southern terminus of the standard gauge Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny et Régions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orsières and Champex.

Orsières

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Champex

Village

Photo: Bescoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Champex is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif.