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The branch line served by the St Bernard Express runs from Martigny to Le Châble via Sembrancher. An unpretentious stone-walled village, Sembrancher (717m) has limited pension accommodation, a campsite, foodstores and a restaurant. A little over 5km to the east, and surrounded on three sides by meadows, Le Châble (821m) is the main village of the valley. This too, is very modest in size, with some old buildings forming a square on the left bank of the Drance, while neighbouring Villette across the river has more modern development. Taken together there are just three hotels, several apartments, a post office, a handful of shops and restaurants and an Office du Tourisme located at the valley station of the cableway to Verbier (www.verbier.ch). The railway terminates here, but the postbus serves the rest of the valley as far as Mauvoisin, and also carries passengers up the northern hairpins to Verbier. A side road breaks away from Le Châble and winds through meadows to Bruson, above which small groups of commuter homes and holiday chalets enjoy a sunny aspect. Higher still, a few ski tows exploit the slopes of Six Blanc, from which the Dents du Midi can be clearly seen to the northwest.