Montsalvens Dam

Montsalvens Dam is a dam in Châtel-sur-Montsalvens, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg. Montsalvens Dam is situated nearby to the church Chapelle Saint-Nicolas, as well as near Saint-François-d’Assise parish church.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Montsalvens Castle and Broc-Chocolaterie railway station.

Montsalvens Castle

Castle

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Montsalvens Castle is situated 1¼ km west of Montsalvens Dam.

Broc-Chocolaterie railway station

Railway station

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Broc-Chocolaterie railway station, formerly known as Broc-Fabrique, is a railway station in the municipality of Broc, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It takes its name from the adjacent Cailler chocolate factory. Broc-Chocolaterie railway station is situated 2 km southwest of Montsalvens Dam.

Chalet de la Monse

Building

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Chalet de la Monse is a building, which is situated 2 km east of Montsalvens Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crésuz and Botterens.

Crésuz

Village

Photo: Bednyakova, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Crésuz is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Botterens

Village

Photo: Bounè rodzo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Botterens is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Charmey

Village

Photo: Alps, Public domain.

Charmey is a former municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Charmey and Cerniat merged into the new municipality of Val-de-Charmey. Charmey is situated 2½ km east of Montsalvens Dam.

Montsalvens Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Broc / Châtel-sur-Montsalvens in the Gruyère district in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
Category: arch dam
Location: Châtel-sur-Montsalvens, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.61247° or 46° 36′ 45″ north

Longitude

7.13247° or 7° 7′ 57″ east

Operator

Groupe E

Open location code

8FR9J46J+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 993650645

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q2885232

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Montsalvens Dam” goes by many names.

French: “Barrage de Montsalvens”
German: “Talsperre Montsalvens”
Italian: “diga di Montsalvens”
Polish: “Zapora Montsalvens”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Nicolas and Saint-François-d’Assise parish church.

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