district
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in the
canton of Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms ...
in Switzerland. The seat of the district is the town of
Château-d'Œx
Château-d'Œx () is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut.
History
Château-d'Œx is first mentioned in 1115 as ''Oit'', ''Oyz'', ''Oix'' and ''Oyez''.
Prehistoric settlements
Du ...
.
Three
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
are located within the district:
Château-d'Œx
Château-d'Œx () is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut.
History
Château-d'Œx is first mentioned in 1115 as ''Oit'', ''Oyz'', ''Oix'' and ''Oyez''.
Prehistoric settlements
Du ...
,
Rossinière
Rossinière is a municipality in the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History
Rossinière is first mentioned in 1155 as ''La Ransonery''.
Geography
Rossinière has an area, , of . Of this area, or 38.2% ...
coat of arms
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On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Château-d'Oex, Rossinière and Rougemont came from the District du Pays-d'Enhaut to join the
Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District
Riviera-Pays-d'-Enhaut District is a district in Vaud canton.
Geography
Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut has an area, , of . Of this area, or 39.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is set ...
Interlaken
Interlaken (; lit.: ''between lakes'') is a Swiss town and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern. It is an important and well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss A ...
. It borders the Swiss-German Saanenland and the famous resort of
Gstaad
Gstaad ( ; ) is a town in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society and the internati ...
. The region is T-shaped, comprising two valleys. The main valley runs from the village of La Tine in the direction of
Gruyères
Gruyères (; frp, Gruviéres ; german: Greyerz) is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane/Sarine river, and gives its nam ...
and
Bulle
Bulle (; frp, Bulo ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In January 2006 Bulle incorporated the formerly independent municipality of La Tour-de-Trême.
History
Ancient times
Bulle is first ...
Saanen
Saanen (french: Gessenay; Highest Alemannic: ''Saanä'') is a municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1228 as ''Gi ...
and
Gstaad
Gstaad ( ; ) is a town in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society and the internati ...
. The secondary valley runs south from Château-d'Œx to the villages of Etivaz and La Lecherette in the direction of Les Mosses (Col-des-Mosses) and Aigle, continuing to the canton of
Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...
.
It benefits from idyllic summers with beautiful hikes and walks possible. Exhilarating winter skiing is possible in several locations, especially near Rougemont and Château-d'Œx. The Rougemont ski location is linked by a piste that runs into the Gstaad network of ski runs.
Pays-d'Enhaut is the historical center of the Enhaut dialect group of the
Franco-Provençal language
Franco-Provençal (also Francoprovençal, Patois or Arpitan) is a language within Gallo-Romance originally spoken in east-central France, western Switzerland and northwestern Italy.
Franco-Provençal has several distinct dialects and is sep ...
.Dalby, David (1999/2000). The Linguasphere Register of the World's Languages and Speech Communities. (Vol. 2). (Breton, Roland, Pref.). Hebron, Wales, UK: Linguasphere Press. p. 402.French is spoken in the district, as well.
Images
View from a trail to Point-de-Cray from Château-d'Œx (visible in the foreground). The main mountain peaks are Le Rubli, Gummfluh, and Rocher-du-Midi.
File:Rossinierelake1(2).jpg, View from path up to Point-de-Cray of Rossinière and lake.
Image:Chateaudoex1.jpg, View of Château-d'Œx from a mountain path and across to Vanil mountain.