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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8666,Lat: 46.3386
Elevation	985 meter above sea level
Local time	11:42:44am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Monthey
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vouvry

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vouvry	1.9 km	East
2 Torgon	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Chessel	2.4 km	EastNorthEast
4 Les Evouettes	2.6 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Revereulaz	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	81 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	222 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	292 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 258 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 is Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.3 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 6.2 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 4.4 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.1 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 37%, low mountains: 8%, moderate high mountains: 24%, high mountains: 31%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 59 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.1 km2

45.9%

Nature

17 km2

21.7%

Agriculture

21.7 km2

27.6%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.3%

Urban area

3.3 km2

4.2%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Miex in country Switzerland

Miex 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	15 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	19 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	81 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vouvry

Type of weather in Vouvry	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam