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| Leysin | ||
| Canton | Vaud | |
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| Residents | 4.032 (2017), 3.939 (2018), 3.970 (2018) | |
| height | 1,253 m, 1,262 m | |
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Leysin is a Swiss Municipality in the canton Vaud.
background
The municipality belongs to the Aigle district and also to the region Chablais.
The community is located on a wide terrace on the southern slope of the Tour d'Aï, high above the valley of the Grande Eau, on the east side of the Rhone Valley.
In addition to Leysin, the municipality also includes the following districts and Alpine settlements, Feydey, Les Esserts, En Crettaz, Veyges, Aï and Mayen.
The development as a tourist resort began around 1870, when Leysin acquired a good reputation as a climatic health resort at that time. As a result, many new hotels were built. Around 1900 Leysin was one of the places with a very good international reputation for the treatment of tuberculosis sufferers. Due to the location and orientation to the south, the patients were subjected to sun therapy. After all, the haze and high fog cover of the Rhône valley is mostly below, and because of its southern exposure it is also protected from the north winds. In the heyday of the sanatoriums there were around 80 of them. At this time, Leysin was also developing into a winter sports resort. After the Second World War, the sanatoriums for tuberculosis sufferers were over, but by the 1950s the slump was over and Leysin became the tourist destination it is today.
getting there
- automobile: Leysin is through a cul-de-sac from Le Sépey at the main road number 11 over Col des Mosses Developed, the quickest way to reach Le Sépey is via the motorway exit Aigle the A 9.
- train: In Aigle you have to switch to the Chemin de fer Aigle-Leysin, which is now part of the Transports Publics du Chablais. The train has three stops in Leysin.
mobility
In addition to the train, the bus line that runs from Le Sépey to Leysin is important for the fine-tuning of public transport. There are also some cable cars and chair lifts.
Tourist Attractions
- Parish Church of Saint-Nicolas
- 1 Panorama revolving restaurant Kuklos, La Berneuse, 1854 Leysin. Tel.: 41 24 494 31 41. On the summit of the Berneuse.
activities
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kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
trips
literature
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (French)
