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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0227,Lat: 46.1257
Elevation	1177 meter above sea level
Local time	4:22:19am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Saint-Maurice
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Salvan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Salvan	0.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Vernayaz	1.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Les Marécottes	1.9 km	SouthWest
4 Dorénaz	2.8 km	NorthEast
5 Le Trétien	3.2 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	97 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	222 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	267 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 Salanfe (1.8 km² at a height of around 1924 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Dents Blanches with a height of 2759 meter (at a distance of 14 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.5 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.3 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench Swiss Italian tripoint with a straight distance of 22.6 km (direction South).
Elevation around place: hill: 18%, low mountains: 12%, moderate high mountains: 30%, high mountains: 40%, 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
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 72 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.2 km2

57.5%

Nature

15.5 km2

19.7%

Agriculture

7.9 km2

10%

Viticulture

1.5 km2

1.9%

Urban area

5.6 km2

7.2%

Rock-Sand

2.1 km2

2.6%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Granges in country Switzerland

Les Granges 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	41 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	46 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	88 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Salvan

Type of weather in Salvan	clear sky
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	14 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam