Île de Peilz
The Île de Peilz is a minute island at the eastern end of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, close to Villeneuve, Vaud. Measuring a few dozen square metres and featuring a monumental London plane tree, it is the smallest and the only natural island in the lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: an islet situated at the eastern end of Lake Geneva
- Also known as: “Ile de Peilz” and “Islet Peilz”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villeneuve VD railway station and Montreux Casino.
Villeneuve VD railway station
Railway station
Photo: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villeneuve VD railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Villeneuve, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Simplon line of Swiss Federal Railways. Villeneuve VD railway station is situated 1 km east of Île de Peilz.
Montreux Casino
Casino
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Montreux Casino is a casino located in Montreux, Switzerland on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. It has served as the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival and was rebuilt following a 1971 fire memorialized in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water". Montreux Casino is situated 3½ km north of Île de Peilz.
Queen: The Studio Experience
Photo: Kazuyanagae, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Queen: The Studio Experience is a museum in Montreux, Switzerland, dedicated to the British rock group Queen. It is located in the former Mountain Studios in the Casino Barrière de Montreux. Queen: The Studio Experience is situated 3½ km north of Île de Peilz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villeneuve and Noville.
Villeneuve
Village
Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villeneuve is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. As of December 2018, it had a population of 5771.
Noville
Village
Photo: Mathieu, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Noville is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.
Veytaux
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Veytaux is a municipality in the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The Château de Chillon across the Avenue de Chillon on Lake Geneva provides a view of the entire lake looking westward. Veytaux is situated 2½ km northeast of Île de Peilz.
Île de Peilz
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Villeneuve (VD), Aigle District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.39998° or 46° 23′ 60″ northLongitude
6.91377° or 6° 54′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8FR89WX7+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 44530767OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q292348
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Île de Peilz” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “佩岛”
- French: “Ile de Peilz”
- French: “île de Peilz”
- French: “Île de Peilz”
- German: “Ile de Peilz”
- German: “Île de Peilz”
- Greek: “Ιλ ντε Πε”
- Italian: “Île de Peilz”
- Russian: “Остров Пэйль”
- Russian: “Островок Пэйль”
- Spanish: “Isla de Peilz”
- Ukrainian: “Острів Пейль”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beach-volley Riviera and Place de jeux de l’Ouchettaz.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Île de Peilz”. Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.