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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.2569,Lat: 46.2092
Elevation	610 meter above sea level
Local time	16:43:02pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Conthey
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ardon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vétroz	2.5 km	NorthEast
2 Chamoson	2.7 km	WestSouthWest
3 Fey	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Aven	3.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Nendaz	4.3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	83 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	202 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	275 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 230 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac des Dix (3.8 km² at a height of around 2363 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.1 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 11.7 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 29.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 27%, low mountains: 23%, moderate high mountains: 33%, high mountains: 16%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 89 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.5 km2

33.7%

Nature

4.3 km2

5.4%

Agriculture

14.6 km2

18.6%

Viticulture

15 km2

19.1%

Urban area

12.8 km2

16.3%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Rock-Sand

4.5 km2

5.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ardon in country Switzerland

Ardon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	44 km	NorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	50 km	NorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	68 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Ardon
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ardon

Type of weather in Ardon	broken clouds
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	27 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:37 Europe/Amsterdam