Leysin
Leysin is a municipality of the Aigle district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
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Location of Leysin
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| Coordinates: 46°20′N 7°00′E / 46.333°N 7.000°ECoordinates: 46°20′N 7°00′E / 46.333°N 7.000°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Aigle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Jean-Marc Udriot Entente Leysenoude |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.57 km2 (7.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,260 m (4,130 ft) |
| Population (December 2007) | |
| • Total | 3,486 |
| • Density | 187.72/km2 (486.20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1854 |
| Localities | Crettaz, Veyges |
| Surrounded by | Ormont-Dessous, Aigle, Yvorne, Corbeyrier |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Geography
Leysin is in the Vaud Alps, it is a alpine resort village at the eastern end of Lake Geneva in near to Montreux, Lausanne, and Geneva. It is on the right side of the Grande Eau at the foot of the Tour d'Aï and the Tour de Mayen. The main village is found at an elevation of 1,260 metres (4,130 feet). It consists of the village of Leysin and the hamlets of Veyges, Feydey, Aï and Mayen.
Leysin can be accessed by road or the hourly Aigle - Leysin train, which makes four area stops.
Leysin Media
That's what that rock is called. You can see it and the one behind (the Tour de Moyen) really clearly on a nice day from Ouchy. The green pasture there is a really nice blue ski run for beginners in the winter.
Old photochrom showing some of the resorts in Leysin
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
The oldest chalet in Leysin, built in 1600.
View of Leysin and surrounding mountains
Leysin-Feydey train station
Restaurant Tournant Kuklos atop the 2045 m la Berneuse
Ski lift, restaurant and skiing in Leysin
Church tower in Leysin village
References
Other websites
Media related to Leysin at Wikimedia Commons
Leysin travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Commune of Leysin (in French)
- Leysin tourism office Archived 2017-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Leysin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
