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Founded in 1910 by Madame Bluette Ferrier, it is located 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) above sea level on the Swiss Alps of Villars-sur-Ollon. The college provides a full boarding education for students aged 11–18 years old from 50 countries. [4] Beau Soleil has been listed by The Daily Telegraph as "One of the most exclusive schools in the world". [5]
Auchan (French pronunciation:) is a French multinational retail group headquartered in Croix, France. [4] It was founded in 1961 by Gérard Mulliez and is owned by the Mulliez family, who has 95% stake in the company. [5] With 354,851 employees, of which 261,000 have 5% stake in the company, it is the 35th largest employer in the world.
It is accessible by the BVB railway (Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye), featuring a cogwheel train, and by a gondola lift to the 'Roc d'Orsay' (1,952 metres (6,400 ft)). There are around 112 kilometres (70 miles) of skiing slopes in the skiing network of Villars with Gryon , Les Diablerets , and Glacier 3000 .
The Bex–Villars–Bretaye Railway (French: Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye, BVB) is a metre gauge railway line operating between the towns of Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon and the Col de Bretaye mountain pass, situated in the Chablais region of southwest Switzerland.
Share of the Compagnie du chemin de fer électrique Aigle-Ollon-Monthey, issued 1 February 1906. The original intention had been to construct a railway from Aigle to Villars via Ollon and the concession was awarded on 27 April 1897. The Chemin de fer Bex-Gryon-Villars, however, strongly objected to the new line, arguing that there was ...
In Villars-sur-Glâne about 2,794 or (29.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 1,707 or (18.3%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 1,707 who completed tertiary schooling, 54.8% were Swiss men, 27.6% were Swiss women, 10.4% were non-Swiss men and ...
Villars (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. Population. Historical population; Year Pop. ±%
The chocolate company was founded by Wilhelm Kaiser in 1901 in Villars-sur-Glâne. [2] In 1904 the company was given the name Villars AG. Chocolat Villars was repeatedly honoured for its creations and received several royal warrants of appointment. In 1915, Chocolat Villars was the first employer in Switzerland to grant its employees two weeks ...