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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.4107,Lat: 46.2789
Elevation	1068 meter above sea level
Local time	0:49:58am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Hérens
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ayent

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Arbaz	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
2 Icogne	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Lens	2.8 km	East
4 Grimisuat	2.8 km	SouthWest
5 St-Léonard	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	74 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	188 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	282 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 231 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 de Tseuzier (0.8 km² at a height of around 1776 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 17.3 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 34.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 7%, low mountains: 23%, moderate high mountains: 44%, high mountains: 26%, 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
Trockene Berglandschaft der westlichen Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard sec des Alpes centrales occidentales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 101 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.8 km2

31.6%

Nature

10.2 km2

12.9%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

18 km2

22.9%

Viticulture

8.5 km2

10.8%

Urban area

13.2 km2

16.8%

Rock-Sand

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ayent in country Switzerland

Ayent 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	49 km	WestNorthWest
2 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	54 km	EastNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	56 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ayent

Type of weather in Ayent	broken clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam