Pissevache power station

Pissevache power station is a power station in Valais, Switzerland. Pissevache power station is situated nearby to the power station Salanfe, as well as near Marmites Glacières.

Type: Power station
Description: High-pressure run-of-the-river power station near Vernayaz in Valais, Switzerland
Also known as: “Centrale éléctrique Pissevache” and “Lonza power station in Vernayaz”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pissevache and Vernayaz railway station.

Pissevache

Waterfall

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pissevache is a waterfall.

Vernayaz railway station

Railway stop

Vernayaz railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Vernayaz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Vernayaz, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only. Vernayaz railway station is situated 1 km southeast of Pissevache power station.

Vernayaz MC railway station

Railway station

Vernayaz MC railway station

Photo: trams aux fils., CC BY 2.0.

Vernayaz MC railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Vernayaz, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Martigny–Châtelard line of Transports de Martigny et Régions. Vernayaz MC railway station is situated 2 km southeast of Pissevache power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vernayaz and Dorénaz.

Vernayaz

Village

Photo: copetan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Vernayaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Dorénaz

Village

Dorénaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Salvan

Village

Photo: copetan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salvan is a municipality in the Saint-Maurice District, in Valais, Switzerland. Salvan is situated 2½ km south of Pissevache power station.

Pissevache power station

Categories: run-of-river hydroelectric power station and industry
Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.14397° or 46° 8′ 38″ north

Longitude

7.02759° or 7° 1′ 39″ east

Inception

2016

Operator

FMV

Open location code

8FR942VH+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Pissevache power station” goes by many names.

French: “Aménagement hydroélectrique de la Pissevache”
French: “Aménagement hydroélectrique Lonza à Vernayaz”
German: “Kraftwerk Pissevache”
German: “Lonza-Chraftwerk in Vernayaz”
German: “Lonza-Kraftwerk in Vernayaz”
German: “Pissevach Chraftwerk”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salanfe and Marmites Glacières.

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