Orsières
Orsières is a municipality of the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Orsières
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| Coordinates: 46°2′N 7°9′E / 46.033°N 7.150°ECoordinates: 46°2′N 7°9′E / 46.033°N 7.150°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Entremont |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-François Thétaz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 165.0 km2 (63.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 887 m (2,910 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2002) | |
| • Total | 2,736 |
| • Density | 16.582/km2 (42.947/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1937 |
| Localities | Branche, Chamoille, Champex-Lac, Chez-les-Addy-Maligue, Chez-les-Giroud, Chez-les-Reuses, Commeire, Issert, La Douay, La Fouly, La Rosière, Le Biolley, Les Archales, Orsières, Prassurny, Prayon, Praz-de-Fort, Reppaz, Somplaroz, Soulalex and Verlonnaz |
| Surrounded by | Bagnes, Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Bovernier, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (FR-74), Courmayeur (IT-AO), Liddes, Martigny-Combe, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (IT-AO), Sembrancher, Trient |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Villages
Branche, Chamoille, Champex-Lac, Chez-les-Addy-Maligue, Chez-les-Giroud, Chez-les-Reuses, Commeire, Issert, La Douay, La Fouly, La Rosière, Le Biolley, Les Archales, Orsières, Prassurny, Prayon, Praz-de-Fort, Reppaz, Somplaroz, Soulalex and Verlonnaz.
Orsières Media
Vue de la ville d'Orsières, depuis la proximité du télésiège de la Breya
Photo du village de La Fouly
Building in the botanical gardens of Alpin Flore-Alpe
Train of the Transports de Martigny et Régions (TMR) at Orsières
References
Other websites
Media related to Orsières at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
- Orsières in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
