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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.3854,Lat: 46.2605
Elevation	898 meter above sea level
Local time	19:46:15pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Sion
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Grimisuat

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Arbaz	1.4 km	North
2 Ayent	2.8 km	NorthEast
3 St-Léonard	2.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 St-Germain	3 km	WestSouthWest
5 Sion	4.1 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	76 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	190 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	280 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 de Tseuzier (0.8 km² at a height of around 1776 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 15.9 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 33 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 46 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 13%, low mountains: 30%, moderate high mountains: 41%, 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
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 99 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.7 km2

30.2%

Nature

4.2 km2

5.3%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

16.9 km2

21.4%

Viticulture

11.6 km2

14.7%

Urban area

18.4 km2

23.5%

Rock-Sand

2.2 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Grimisuat in country Switzerland

Grimisuat 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 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	56 km	WestNorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	57 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grimisuat

Type of weather in Grimisuat	light rain
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam