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Saint-Julien-En-Genevois

Valleiry

Border Marker No. 1 – Westernmost Point of Switzerland

Saint-Julien-En-Genevois

Valleiry

Border Marker No. 1 – Westernmost Point of Switzerland

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Border Marker No. 1 – Westernmost Point of Switzerland

Name: Border Marker No. 1 – Westernmost Point of Switzerland
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Location: Valleiry, Saint-Julien-En-Genevois, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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Steph448

December 12, 2021

The westernmost point of Switzerland is there, between trees and rocks, marked by the legendary border marker No. 1 dating from 1816, the first of 6,638 markers that line the Swiss border. On one of its sides, it bears the crest of the canton of Geneva, and on the other, that of the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. It served as a reference point for the engineer Guillaume-Henri Dufour to establish topographical maps of Switzerland in the mid-19th century. (source: ezv.admin.ch/ezv/fr/home/actualites/forumd/nah-dran/chancy.html)

The most western point of Switzerland is there, between the trees and the rocks, marked by the legendary border marker n° 1 dating from 1816, the first of the 6638 markers along the Swiss border. On one of its sides, it bears the coat of arms of the Canton of Geneva, and on the other, that of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. It was used as a reference point by the engineer Guillaume-Henri Dufour to establish the topographic maps of Switzerland in the middle of the 19th century. (source: ezv.admin.ch/ezv/fr/home/actualites/forumd/nah-dran/chancy.html)

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Location: Valleiry, Saint-Julien-En-Genevois, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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Border Marker No. 1 – Westernmost Point of Switzerland

1. Vallon du Longet and along the Rhône — circuit starting from Chancy

2. Pougny–Chancy Bridge – Longet Gorge Suspension Bridge loop from Pougny-Chancy

3. Pougny–Chancy Bridge – Longet Gorge Suspension Bridge loop from Pougny-Chancy

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