Saint-Gingolph is a small town situated on the south bank of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman). It sits at the France–Switzerland border and is administratively divided into Saint-Gingolph, Valais (Switzerland) and Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie (France). Its name is derived from the eighth-century saint Gangulphus, who is said to have lived as a hermit in this region. Its division at the Morge dates from 1569: as the municipal Web site explains, it is one town consisting of a single parish (the church and cemetery are on the French side) with two municipal administrations and two distinct legal systems.
Saint-Gingolph is located a short distance from Évian-les-Bains, Monthey and Montreux. It is accessible by road, rail or boat. Built on an alluvial cone of the Morge, a frontier mountain stream, St. Gingolph is surrounded by mountains and has approximately 8 km of shore-line alongside the lake.
Distance between:
Geneva to Saint-Gingolph34 Miles / 55 Kms Lucerne to Saint-Gingolph84 Miles / 136 Kms Zürich to Saint-Gingolph107 Miles / 172 Kms Basel to Saint-Gingolph89 Miles / 143 Kms Bern to Saint-Gingolph48 Miles / 78 Kms Lausanne to Saint-Gingolph12 Miles / 19 Kms
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