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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.5081,Lat: 46.2663
Elevation	519 meter above sea level
Local time	4:58:14am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Sierre
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chalais

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Corin	2.3 km	North
2 Ollon	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
3 Chermignon	2.5 km	NorthWest
4 Chippis	3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Sierre	3.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	76 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	182 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	281 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 226 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 10.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 25 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 31.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 0%, low mountains: 38%, moderate high mountains: 41%, high mountains: 21%, 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
Tallandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage de vallées des Alpes centrales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.5 km2

49%

Nature

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

12 km2

15.2%

Viticulture

8.8 km2

11.2%

Urban area

16.1 km2

20.6%

Rock-Sand

0.8 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chalais in country Switzerland

Chalais at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	48 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	57 km	WestNorthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	64 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chalais

Type of weather in Chalais	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam