Champex (; also Champex-Lac) is a village located in the French-speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the

Mont Blanc Massif The Mont Blanc massif (french: Massif du Mont-Blanc; it, Massiccio del Monte Bianco) is a mountain range in the Alps, located mostly in France and Italy, but also straddling Switzerland at its northeastern end. It contains eleven major indepen ...

. It is a starting point for many hikes into the surrounding mountains and huts ( La Breya,

Cabane du Trient The Trient hut (French: ''Cabane du Trient'') is a mountain hut in the Swiss alps, near the Swiss town of Martigny and the French town of Chamonix. The hut sits at an altitude of 3,170 m (10,400 ft), on a rock perched above the Trien ...

, Le Catogne). Champex is also a small ski resort. The Champex Pass is located a few hundred metres west of Champex.

External links

Champex, tourist office
* http://www.champex.info/ website in English providing details of village, events, accommodation, etc. Villages in Valais Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland {{Switzerland-sports-venue-stub