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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0421,Lat: 46.1465
Elevation	513 meter above sea level
Local time	17:31:09pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Saint-Maurice
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Dorénaz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vernayaz	1.4 km	South
2 Collonges	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Les Granges	2.8 km	SouthWest
4 Salvan	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Evionnaz	3.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	94 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	220 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	269 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 232 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 Salanfe (1.8 km² at a height of around 1924 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.5 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Dents Blanches with a height of 2759 meter (at a distance of 15.6 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.3 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench Swiss Italian tripoint with a straight distance of 24.9 km (direction South).
Elevation around place: hill: 21%, low mountains: 15%, moderate high mountains: 29%, high mountains: 36%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 73 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.6 km2

58.1%

Nature

15.6 km2

19.8%

Agriculture

10.6 km2

13.5%

Viticulture

1.2 km2

1.6%

Urban area

4.6 km2

5.8%

Rock-Sand

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Dorénaz in country Switzerland

Dorénaz 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	39 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	45 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	86 km	EastNorthEast

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dorénaz

Type of weather in Dorénaz	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam