Morgins
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Morgins is a village in the municipality of Troistorrents
in the district of Monthey in the canton
of Valais
in southern Switzerland
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It is noted for skiing and is part of the Portes du Soleil
ski resort. It is located at 1333 m in the Val de Morgins, a side valley of the Val d'Illiez
in the Chablais Alps
at the foot of the Dents du Midi
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The road up the Val de Morgins leads to the Pas de Morgins
, the pass into France
.
Troistorrents
Troistorrents is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Troistorrents has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 51.8% is forested...
in the district of Monthey in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Valais
Valais
The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...
in southern Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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It is noted for skiing and is part of the Portes du Soleil
Portes du Soleil
Les Portes du Soleil is a major skisports destination in the northern French alps encompassing thirteen resorts between Mont Blanc in France and Lake Geneva in Switzerland...
ski resort. It is located at 1333 m in the Val de Morgins, a side valley of the Val d'Illiez
Val d'Illiez
The Val d'Illiez is a valley in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It separates the northern foothills of the Chablais Alps from the Dents du Midi.Starting from Monthey, the valley splits at Troistorrents:...
in the Chablais Alps
Chablais Alps
The Chablais Alps are a mountain range in the western Alps. They are situated between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc Massif. The Col des Montets separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif in the south, and the Rhône valley separates them from the Bernese Alps in the east.The Chablais Alps are...
at the foot of the Dents du Midi
Dents du Midi
The Dents du Midi is a mountain chain situated in the Chablais Alps in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is composed of seven distinct summits and reaches a height of 3257 metres...
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The road up the Val de Morgins leads to the Pas de Morgins
Pas de Morgins
Pas de Morgins is a high mountain pass in the Alps between the canton of Valais in Switzerland and France. It is located at the top of the Val de Morgins, which turns off the Val d'Illiez at Troistorrents....
, the pass into France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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