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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.4467,Lat: 46.2796
Elevation	1004 meter above sea level
Local time	17:00:06pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Sierre
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Icogne	1.4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Ollon	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Ayent	2.8 km	West
4 Chermignon	2.9 km	East
5 Grône	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	74 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	185 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	283 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 229 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 7.4 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 20.1 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 33.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 4%, low mountains: 31%, moderate high mountains: 48%, high mountains: 17%, 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 103 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.5 km2

37.5%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

19.7 km2

25.1%

Viticulture

9 km2

11.5%

Urban area

16.5 km2

21%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lens in country Switzerland

Lens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	51 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

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Lens
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lens

Type of weather in Lens	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	49 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam