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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.5201,Lat: 46.0857
Elevation	1742 meter above sea level
Local time	19:09:54pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Hérens
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Evolène

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Haudères	1 km	WestSouthWest
2 La Sage	1.5 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Villa	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Evolène	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Lanna	5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	96 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	193 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	261 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 208 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 Moiry (1.3 km² at a height of around 2248 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Dent Blanche with a height of 4357 meter (at a distance of 9.1 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 2%, high mountains: 98%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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 Turin Airport (at a distance of 99 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.8 km2

18.8%

Nature

35.8 km2

45.6%

Agriculture

3.3 km2

4.2%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.2%

Rock-Sand

22.6 km2

28.8%

Ice - Glacier

0.4 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Forclaz in country Switzerland

La Forclaz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	61 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	68 km	NorthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	75 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Forclaz

Type of weather in La Forclaz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam