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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.147,Lat: 46.0306
Elevation	977 meter above sea level
Local time	7:30:08am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Entremont
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Orsières

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Commeire	1.6 km	EastSouthEast
2 Som la Proz	1.8 km	SouthWest
3 Soulalex	1.9 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Chamoille	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Issert	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	104 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	220 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	256 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 217 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 Mauvoisin (2.1 km² at a height of around 1974 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Aiguille du Tour with a height of 3540 meter (at a distance of 11.3 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench Swiss Italian tripoint with a straight distance of 14.4 km (direction SouthWest).
Elevation around place: low mountains: 1%, moderate high mountains: 35%, high mountains: 65%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 84 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

43.8 km2

55.7%

Nature

19.7 km2

25.1%

Agriculture

12.8 km2

16.3%

Urban area

1.5 km2

Rock-Sand

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Orsières in country Switzerland

Orsières 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	54 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	60 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	85 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orsières

Type of weather in Orsières	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:36 Europe/Amsterdam