Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Orsières is first mentioned in 972 as Pons Ursarii. In...
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"Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie". A fourth shorter "running" event - Orsières - Champex - Chamonix - was added in 2014. La Petite Trotte à Léon is a...
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The Martigny–Orsières Railway (Chemin de fer Martigny–Orsières; MO) was a railway company in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It merged in 2000 with...
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Orsières railway station (French: Gare d'Orsières) is a railway station in the municipality of Orsières, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the southern...
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working with the progressive canon Félix Orsières (among others). At the Feuille d'Annonces, Gérard and Orsières became two of the seven contributing poets...
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station in the municipality of Orsières, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located on the standard gauge Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny...
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been nearly one century since the two original railway companies Martigny-Orsières (MO) and Martigny-Châtelard (MC) began serving the valleys of Entremont...
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the Italian city of Courmayeur (Aosta Valley) and the Swiss commune of Orsières (canton of Valais). The boundary then follows a general direction towards...
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Bülach ZH 20,954 1,334,269 Zurich Orbe h[citation needed] Orbe VD 7,108 – Orsières m[citation needed] Entremont VS 3,194 – Ostermundigen – Bern BE 17,758...
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Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny et Régions, at the point where the line splits, with branches going to Le Châble VS and Orsières. As of...
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southeast of Mont Blanc Massif. The Swiss valley drains northeast towards Orsières and on into the Rhône basin; whereas the Italian valley drains southwest...
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Courmayeur – Orsières) Col de Champex 1,497 m (4,911 ft) and La Forclaz, or Fenêtre d'Arpette 2,655 m (8,711 ft) (path and road, links Orsières - Trient Valley)...
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The Six Blanc is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Orsières in the canton of Valais. It lies at the northern end of the chain separating...
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In 1851 Orsières went public with his views on what a bishop should and should not be permitted to do. Outside the Aosta Valley, Orsières contended...
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Western States, Transvulcania (course record), Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix, Orsières-Champex-Chamonix (2-time winner), Speedgoat 50km, Tarawera Ultramarathon...
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Mont-Noble Monthey Mörel-Filet Naters Nendaz Niedergesteln Oberems Obergoms Orsières Port-Valais Randa Raron Riddes Ried-Brig Riederalp Saas-Almagell Saas-Balen...
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Brûlé (Val d'Entremont), a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Orsières in the canton of Valais USS Brule, the name of two ships of the U.S. Navy...
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canton of Valais. It is the eastern terminus of the standard gauge Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny et Régions. In January 2019, the new station...
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(Transports de Martigny et Régions) MC (Martigny-Châtelard) MO (Martigny-Orsières) TN (Transports publics du littoral neuchatelois) TPC (Transports Publics...
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the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the...
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Bovernier Chamoson Fiesch Hérémence Lalden Leuk Liddes Martigny Martigny-Combe Orsières Raron Saint-Maurice Simplon Stalden Täsch Erschmatt Mase Assens Aubonne...
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000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Martigny–Châtelard and standard gauge Martigny–Orsières lines of Transports de Martigny et Régions and RegionAlps, respectively...
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side valleys are the Aigle–Ollon–Monthey–Champéry railway, the Martigny–Orsières Railway (notably serving Verbier), the Martigny–Châtelard Railway (serving...
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an intermediate stop and a request stop on the standard gauge Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny et Régions. As of the December 2023 timetable...
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18.0 31 L Ursiores Orsières Saint-Maurice – Martigny 17.0 Martigny – Orsières 18.5 32 XLIX Petrecastel Bourg-Saint-Pierre Orsières – Bourg-Saint-Pierre...
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/ 45.88263°N 7.108412°E / 45.88263; 7.108412) and the Val Ferret in Orsières, Canton Valais, Switzerland. It was first described in 1955 by Rudolf Trümpy...
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Martigny–Orsières Railway, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, with the Saint-Bernard Express The company is the result of merging Martigny–Orsières Railway...
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regular of the Great St Bernard from 2009 to 2014. Born on 2 August 1950 in Orsières, Jean-Marie Lovey grew up in Switzerland, in the village of Chez-les-Reuses...
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Jean Troillet Jean Troillet Born (1948-03-10) 10 March 1948 (age 76) Orsières, Valais, Switzerland Known for Fastest speed ascent of Mount Everest Spouse...
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an intermediate stop and a request stop on the standard gauge Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny et Régions. As of the December 2023 timetable...
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