Champex (; also Champex-Lac) is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of

Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...

, part of the municipality of

Orsières Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Orsières is first mentioned in 972 as ''Pons Ursarii''. In medieval times, it was a stage on the ''Via Francigena''. Geography Orsières ...

. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the

Mont Blanc Massif The Mont Blanc massif (french: Massif du Mont-Blanc; it, Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major indepen ...

. It is a starting point for many hikes into the surrounding mountains and huts ( La Breya,

Cabane du Trient The Trient hut (French: ''Cabane du Trient'') is a mountain hut in the Swiss alps, near the Swiss town of Martigny and the French town of Chamonix. The hut sits at an altitude of 3,170 m (10,400 ft), on a rock perched above the Trien ...

, Le Catogne). Champex is also a small ski resort. The Champex Pass is located a few hundred metres west of Champex.

External links

Champex, tourist office
* http://www.champex.info/ website in English providing details of village, events, accommodation, etc. Villages in Valais Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland {{Switzerland-sports-venue-stub