Porte de la Rochette
Porte de la Rochette is a city gate in Estavayer, Broye District, Canton of Fribourg. Porte de la Rochette is situated nearby to Place de Moudon, as well as near the government office Service public de l’emploi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chenaux Castle and Museum of Estavayer-le-Lac.
Chenaux Castle
Castle
Photo: Zoubidoo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chenaux Castle is a castle in the municipality of Estavayer-le-Lac of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Chenaux Castle is situated 230 metres east of Porte de la Rochette.
Museum of Estavayer-le-Lac
Museum
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Estavayer-le-Lac and its frogs is located in the town of Estavayer-le-Lac, in the canton of Fribourg, where it has occupied the Maison de la Dîme since 1927. Museum of Estavayer-le-Lac is situated 270 metres southeast of Porte de la Rochette.
Estavayer-le-Lac railway station
Railway station
Estavayer-le-Lac railway station is a railway station in the city of Estavayer-le-Lac, within the municipality of Estavayer, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Fribourg–Yverdon line of Swiss Federal Railways. Estavayer-le-Lac railway station is situated 750 metres south of Porte de la Rochette.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estavayer-le-Lac and Lully.
Estavayer-le-Lac
Village
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Estavayer-le-Lac is a historical town and former Swiss municipality of the canton of Fribourg, situated on the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel. Estavayer-le-Lac is located between Yverdon and Bern.
Lully
Village
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lully is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2006 Lully incorporated the formerly independent municipalities of Bollion and Seiry as a result of boundary changes by the cantonal authorities.
Font
Village
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Font is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The municipality of Font merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Estavayer-le-Lac.
Porte de la Rochette
- Type: City gate
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Estavayer, Broye District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.85095° or 46° 51′ 3″ northLongitude
6.84598° or 6° 50′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8FR8VR2W+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 296219391OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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