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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.4686,Lat: 46.3075
Elevation	1510 meter above sea level
Local time	6:03:43am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Sierre
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chermignon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montana	1.8 km	SouthEast
2 Vermala	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Icogne	3 km	SouthWest
4 Chermignon	3.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Randogne	3.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	71 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	182 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	286 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 5.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Pillon with a height of 1546 meter (at a distance of 21 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 36.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 0%, low mountains: 17%, moderate high mountains: 41%, high mountains: 42%, 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 105 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.5 km2

42.6%

Nature

11.5 km2

14.7%

Agriculture

12.6 km2

16%

Viticulture

6.2 km2

7.8%

Urban area

13 km2

16.5%

Rock-Sand

1.1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Crans-sur-Sierre in country Switzerland

Crans-sur-Sierre 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	52 km	WestNorthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	59 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Crans-sur-Sierre

Type of weather in Crans-sur-Sierre	broken clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam