Gros-de-Vaud, Échallens

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The Gros-de-Vaud is an area of the Swiss canton of Vaud. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 46°38'28"N, 6°38'4"E

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Gros-de-Vaud – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Canal d'Entreroches, Swiss Reformed Church of Saint-Maurice, Mormont, Lake Coffy.

4 miW
Canal
Canal d'Entreroches
102 min walk • The Canal d’Entreroches was planned in the 17th century as a link between the Rhine and Lake Geneva, and would have enabled inland waterway communication between the North Sea and the Mediterranean.
5.2 miNW
Church
Swiss Reformed Church of Saint-Maurice, Chavornay
132 min walk • The Swiss Reformed Church of Saint-Maurice, also named Church of Saint Marcel or simply the Chavornay Temple, is a Protestant church in the municipality of Chavornay, Vaud, Switzerland. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud. It was listed as a heritage site of national significance.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mormont
125 min walk • Le Mormont is a hill in the Swiss canton of Vaud, rising to an elevation of 605 metres, with a prominence of about 115 metres. It is part of the Éclépens municipality between lakes Neuchatel and Geneva. The name is first recorded in AD 814, as Mauromonte. It is derived from the Roman-era personal name Maurus.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Coffy
73 min walk • Lake Coffy is a lake between Bettens and Boussens in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It surface area is 1.2 ha. The artificial lake was created in 1972. The site is listed in the Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas.
4.6 miE
Tower
Sottens transmitter
118 min walk • The Sottens Transmitter is the nationwide transmitter for French-speaking Switzerland. The transmitter is located at Sottens, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
5.9 miSW
Forts and castles
D'En-Bas Castle
152 min walk • D’En-Bas Castle is a castle in the municipality of Mex of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
4.3 miW
Locality
Daillens
111 min walk • Daillens is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Gros-de-Vaud.
2.1 miSE
Locality
Bottens
54 min walk • Bottens is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
3.6 miSE
Locality
Froideville
93 min walk • Froideville is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
4.8 miE
Locality
Le Flon
122 min walk • Le Flon is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created in 2004 through the merger of Bouloz, Pont and Porsel.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Montagne du Château, Lausanne
145 min walk • Montagne du Château is the highest hill of the Jorat. It lies west of Montpreveyres in the canton of Vaud, above the city of Lausanne. The hill is entirely wooded, except for its summit, where is a clearing.