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Dranse De Morzine
Dranse may refer to: *Dranse (Haute-Savoie), a French river in Haute-Savoie, that empties into Lake Geneva ** Dranse d'Abondance, considered as the upper part of the Dranse in Haute-Savoie ** Dranse de Morzine, a major tributary of the Dranse that begins in Morzine at the confluence of ''la dranse de sous le saix'' and ''la Dranse de la Manche'' *La Drance, a river in Switzerland that flows through Martigny, that empties into the Rhone ** Drance de Bagnes, a river in the Val de Bagnes in Valais, Switzerland, and the main tributary of La Drance (Valais) and an outflow of Lac de Mauvoisin ** Drance d'Entremont, a river in the Val d'Entremont on the north side of the Great St Bernard Pass, and a main tributary of La Drance (Valais) *** Drance de Ferret, a river in the Val Ferret in Valais, Switzerland and a tributary of the Drance d'Entremont See also * Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve The Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located in the delta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dranse (Haute-Savoie)
The Dranse (french: la Dranse) is a French river in the department of Haute-Savoie, that empties into Lake Geneva between Thonon-les-Bains and Évian-les-Bains. The name "Dranse (other), Dranse" comes from the former ''Drantia'', based on the hydronym ''dur-, dora'' and the suffix ''-antia''. Geography The Dranse is formed from the combination of three mountain rivers originating from the peaks of the upper Chablais Alps, which converge upstream from the River delta, delta: * To the east, the Dranse d'Abondance irrigates the Val d'Abondance and passes through the communes of Abondance, Haute-Savoie, Abondance and Châtel, Haute-Savoie, Châtel; * To the south, the Dranse de Morzine passes through Morzine, Saint-Jean-d'Aulps and the Gorges du Pont-du-Diable; * To the west, the Brevon, also called the Dranse de Bellevaux, originates from Roc d'Enfer and passes through Lac de Vallon and the villages of Bellevaux, Vailly, Haute-Savoie, Vailly and Reyvroz. The Dranse d'Abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dranse D'Abondance
The Dranse d'Abondance is the upper part of the river Dranse in the French department of Haute-Savoie, a sub-tributary of the Rhône. Geography The river is sourced from above the hamlet of , in the commune of Châtel near the pointe de Chésery and the Franco-Swiss border, in the Chablais. It irrigates the Val d'Abondance. In Bioge (a commune of Reyvroz), the river joins the Dranse at the confluence with Dranse de Morzine, which empties into Lake Geneva in the Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve between Thonon-les-Bains and Évian-les-Bains. Traversed communes * Châtel *La Chapelle-d'Abondance * Abondance * Bonnevaux * Vacheresse * Chevenoz Fish population The Dranse d'Abondance stocks a population of brown trout from the Mediterranean. as are European bullhead The European bullhead (''Cottus gobio'') is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the family Cottidae, a type of sculpin. It is also known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dranse De Morzine
Dranse may refer to: *Dranse (Haute-Savoie), a French river in Haute-Savoie, that empties into Lake Geneva ** Dranse d'Abondance, considered as the upper part of the Dranse in Haute-Savoie ** Dranse de Morzine, a major tributary of the Dranse that begins in Morzine at the confluence of ''la dranse de sous le saix'' and ''la Dranse de la Manche'' *La Drance, a river in Switzerland that flows through Martigny, that empties into the Rhone ** Drance de Bagnes, a river in the Val de Bagnes in Valais, Switzerland, and the main tributary of La Drance (Valais) and an outflow of Lac de Mauvoisin ** Drance d'Entremont, a river in the Val d'Entremont on the north side of the Great St Bernard Pass, and a main tributary of La Drance (Valais) *** Drance de Ferret, a river in the Val Ferret in Valais, Switzerland and a tributary of the Drance d'Entremont See also * Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve The Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located in the delta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Drance
The Drance (french: La Drance/Dranse, ) is a river in Valais, Switzerland with a length of to the confluence with the Rhône, a maximum length of . It has a drainage basin of . The river is formed from the confluence of the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' and the ''Dranse de Bagnes'' at the village of Sembrancher. Further upriver the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' splits into the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' and the ''Dranse de Ferret''. History In 57/56 BC Julius Caesar sent Servius Galba with the Twelfth Legion and some cavalry to open the Great St Bernard Pass. The legion fought the Veragri at the village of Octodurus along the Drance river and drove them across the river before establishing a camp near the river. The Seduni and Veragri attacked the legion camp a few days later in the Battle of Octodurus. In 1349 a wooden toll bridge and dam are mentioned near La Bâtiaz village (now part of Martigny). In 1595 the river flooded and destroyed a chapel in La Bâtiaz and damage in Bagnes. In 1818 a gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martigny
Martigny (; german: Martinach, ; la, Octodurum) is the capital city of the district of Martigny, canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies at an elevation of , and its population is approximately 15000 inhabitants (''Martignerains'' or "Octoduriens"). It is a junction of roads joining Italy, France and Switzerland. One road links it over the Great St. Bernard Pass to Aosta (Italy), and the other over the col de la Forclaz to Chamonix (France). In winter, Martigny is known for its numerous nearby Alp ski resorts such as Verbier. Geography Martigny lies at an elevation of , about south-southeast of Montreux. It is on the left foothills of the steep hillsides of the Rhone Valley, at the foot of the Swiss Alps, and is located at the point where the southwestern-flowing Rhone turns ninety degrees northward and heads toward (Lake Geneva). The river La Drance flows from the southern Valais Alps (Wallis) through Martigny and joins the Rhone from the left just after Rhone's distinctive, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drance De Bagnes
The Drance (french: La Drance/Dranse, ) is a river in Valais, Switzerland with a length of to the confluence with the Rhône, a maximum length of . It has a drainage basin of . The river is formed from the confluence of the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' and the ''Dranse de Bagnes'' at the village of Sembrancher. Further upriver the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' splits into the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' and the ''Dranse de Ferret''. History In 57/56 BC Julius Caesar sent Servius Galba with the Twelfth Legion and some cavalry to open the Great St Bernard Pass. The legion fought the Veragri at the village of Octodurus along the Drance river and drove them across the river before establishing a camp near the river. The Seduni and Veragri attacked the legion camp a few days later in the Battle of Octodurus. In 1349 a wooden toll bridge and dam are mentioned near La Bâtiaz village (now part of Martigny). In 1595 the river flooded and destroyed a chapel in La Bâtiaz and damage in Bagnes. In 1818 a gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val De Bagnes
Val de Bagnes, also called the Vallée de Bagnes (German: Bangital or Baniental) is a valley located in the Entremont District in the Canton of Valais of Switzerland. Geography Val de Bagnes is traversed by the Drance de Bagnes. In the upper part of the valley is the Lac de Mauvoisin and towards the southern end of the valley the Glacier de Fenêtre auf ETHorama and the . From Val de Bagnes, the can be reached via the |
Lac De Mauvoisin
__NOTOC__ Lac de Mauvoisin is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is formed by the Mauvoisin Dam, which is high. The dam is the 11th highest in the world, and the 6th highest arch dam. It was built in 1951–1957, and raised by in 1991. The reservoir lies in the upper Val de Bagnes, between the massif of the Grand Combin, one of the highest mountains of the Alps, and La Ruinette. The highest peak visible from the lake is the Combin de la Tsessette (). Gallery Mauvoisin.jpg, Mauvoisin Dam, with Mont Blanc de Cheilon in the background Dranse de Bagnes.jpg, Dranse de Bagnes, a stream flowing from the Mauvoisin lake See also *List of lakes of Switzerland *List of mountain lakes of Switzerland This is a list of high-altitude lakes in Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes, natural or artificial, with an area over 4 hectares and a height over 800 metres above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to the transiti ... Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drance D'Entremont
The Drance (french: La Drance/Dranse, ) is a river in Valais, Switzerland with a length of to the confluence with the Rhône, a maximum length of . It has a drainage basin of . The river is formed from the confluence of the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' and the ''Dranse de Bagnes'' at the village of Sembrancher. Further upriver the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' splits into the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' and the ''Dranse de Ferret''. History In 57/56 BC Julius Caesar sent Servius Galba with the Twelfth Legion and some cavalry to open the Great St Bernard Pass. The legion fought the Veragri at the village of Octodurus along the Drance river and drove them across the river before establishing a camp near the river. The Seduni and Veragri attacked the legion camp a few days later in the Battle of Octodurus. In 1349 a wooden toll bridge and dam are mentioned near La Bâtiaz village (now part of Martigny). In 1595 the river flooded and destroyed a chapel in La Bâtiaz and damage in Bagnes. In 1818 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val D'Entremont
thumb The district of Entremont is a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities It comprises the following municipalities: Mergers On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Bagnes and Vollèges merged to form the new municipality of Val de Bagnes. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Azure, a Ram rampant Argent horned Or and langued and hoofed Gules, pierced by a sword Argent hilted Or, on four mounts Vert.'' Demographics Entremont has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (11,149 or 91.9%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (275 or 2.3%) and German is the third (201 or 1.7%). There are 122 people who speak Italian and 2 people who speak Romansh. , the gender distribution of the population was 51.1% male and 48.9% female. The population was made up of 5,616 Swiss men (40.4% of the population) and 1,493 (10.7%) non-Swiss men. There were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great St Bernard Pass
it, Colle del Gran San Bernardogerman: Grosser Sankt Bernhard , photo = Great St Bernard Pass.jpg , photo_caption = View of the pass and hospice from Great St Bernard Lake with Mont Vélan in background , elevation_m = 2469 , elevation_ref = , traversed = Road , location = Valais, Switzerland Aosta Valley, Italy , range = Pennine Alps , map = Switzerland , map_caption = Location in Switzerland , coordinates = , topo = Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo The Great St Bernard Pass (french: Col du Grand St-Bernard, it, Colle del Gran San Bernardo, german: Grosser Sankt Bernhard) is the third highest road pass in Switzerland, at an elevation of . It connects Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland with Aosta in the region Aosta Valley in Italy. It is the lowest pass lying on the ridge between the two highest mountains of the Alps, Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa. It is located on the main watershed that separates the basin of the Rhône from that of the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drance De Ferret
The Drance (french: La Drance/Dranse, ) is a river in Valais, Switzerland with a length of to the confluence with the Rhône, a maximum length of . It has a drainage basin of . The river is formed from the confluence of the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' and the ''Dranse de Bagnes'' at the village of Sembrancher. Further upriver the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' splits into the ''Dranse d'Entremont'' and the ''Dranse de Ferret''. History In 57/56 BC Julius Caesar sent Servius Galba with the Twelfth Legion and some cavalry to open the Great St Bernard Pass. The legion fought the Veragri at the village of Octodurus along the Drance river and drove them across the river before establishing a camp near the river. The Seduni and Veragri attacked the legion camp a few days later in the Battle of Octodurus. In 1349 a wooden toll bridge and dam are mentioned near La Bâtiaz village (now part of Martigny). In 1595 the river flooded and destroyed a chapel in La Bâtiaz and damage in Bagnes. In 1818 a gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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