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Mountain

La Tourche

Located in Lavey-Morcles, Aigle District Coordinates: 46°12′46″ N 7°03′00″ E

Map showing the location of La Tourche La Tourche
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,198 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Maurice
3.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport73 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport80 km

About La Tourche

La Tourche is a mountain. Location: Lavey-Morcles, Aigle District. Elevation: 2,198 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Croix de Javerne and Pointe des Martinets.

Climate of La Tourche

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
December (140 mm)
Driest month
September (96 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of La Tourche
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°-1°2°7°10°14°14°10°5°0°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-8°-6°-1°2°4°5°2°-2°-6°-9°
Precipitation (mm)12613110910711411910410696119136140

How to get to La Tourche

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 73 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 73 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 80 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 70 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 87 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 140 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 155 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from La Tourche

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 4,218 natural sites, 539 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km671 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 5 kmSE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 15 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 18 kmSW
  • Arnensee Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,779 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 28 kmNW
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 54 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 53 kmN
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 50 kmN

60–100 km2,452 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 89 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Saint-Maurice Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    3.4 km SW
  • Morcles Village, Lavey-Morcles
    1.1 km SW
  • Collonges Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    3.6 km S
  • Dailly Village, Lavey-Morcles
    1.7 km W
  • Bex Town, Bex
    5.1 km NW
  • Savatan Village, Lavey-Morcles
    2.3 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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