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Pierre Agassiz

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    October 16, 2024

    The Agassiz Stone, due to its size (10 m wide and 5 m high) and its particular geological structure (eye gneiss), is part of the heritage of the municipality.

    During the last glaciation, the Rhone glacier extended from Furka to Solothurn and covered the entire Plateau. Over the millennia, this erratic block was transported by the Val de Bagnes (VS) or Val d'Arolla glacier to Mont-Vully. Located in the forest east of Joressens, it bears the name of Louis Agassiz, a scientist (born in Môtier / Vully), who, at the time, developed the theory of the formation and movement of glaciers.

    A legend also earned it the name "Pierre du Palet Roulant".

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