Montricher

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Montricher is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges. ()

Local name: Montricher VD Population: ~950 pplArea: 10.05 mi²Coordinates: 46°36'1"N, 6°22'33"E

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Montricher – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vufflens Castle, Lac Brenet, L'Isle Castle, Lac de Joux.

7 miSE
Forts and castles
Vufflens Castle
180 min walk • Vufflens Castle is a medieval castle in the Swiss municipality of Vufflens-le-Château in the canton of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac Brenet
143 min walk • Lac Brenet is a lake in the Vallée de Joux, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located north of the Lac de Joux, only 200 metres away. Its elevation of 1002 metres is 2 metres below that of Lac de Joux. The lake used to drain naturally underground and the water resurfaced at the source of the Orbe River.
2.1 miNE
Forts and castles
L'Isle Castle, L'Isle
55 min walk • L'Isle Castle is a castle in the municipality of L'Isle of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Joux
128 min walk • Lac de Joux is a lake in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. With a surface area of 9.5 km², it is the largest lake in Switzerland lying above 1,000 metres. Lac de Joux is located in the Jura Mountains.
5.4 miE
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Vullierens Castle, Vullierens
137 min walk • Vullierens Castle is a castle in the municipality of Vullierens in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Ter
137 min walk • Lake Ter is a small lake at Le Lieu, in the Vallée de Joux of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Tendre
81 min walk • Mont Tendre is a mountain of the Jura, located between the valley of Joux and the basin of Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. With an elevation of 1,679 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains and, therefore, the highest summit of Switzerland outside the Alps.
6.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Mestral Castle
167 min walk • The Castle of Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges, also called Mestral Castle, is a castle in the municipality of Echichens of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
4.3 miNW
Locality
L'Abbaye
111 min walk • L'Abbaye is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the Jura-Nord Vaudois district in the Vallée de Joux. It takes its name from Lac de Joux Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery.
5.6 miN
Locality
Vaulion
143 min walk • One of the must-see attractions in Vaulion is the Lac de Joux, a pristine lake located just a short distance from the village. Visitors can enjoy a leisurely stroll along the lake's shore, take a refreshing swim in its crystal-clear waters, or rent a paddleboat...
4.1 miSE
Locality
Apples
106 min walk • Apples is a former municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 July 2021 the former municipalities of Apples, Cottens, Pampigny, Sévery, Bussy-Chardonney and Reverolle merged into the new municipality of Hautemorges.