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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.1861,Lat: 46.1705
Elevation	614 meter above sea level
Local time	7:54:25am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Martigny
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saillon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montagnon	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Leytron	2.5 km	NorthEast
3 Riddes	2.7 km	East
4 Saxon	2.9 km	South
5 Sapin Haut	4.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	88 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	209 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	271 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 Salanfe (1.8 km² at a height of around 1924 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.9 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 14.8 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 22.5 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 32 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 28%, low mountains: 19%, moderate high mountains: 31%, high mountains: 23%, 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
Tallandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage de vallées des Alpes centrales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 84 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29 km2

36.8%

Nature

10.9 km2

13.9%

Agriculture

15.5 km2

19.8%

Viticulture

12.7 km2

16.2%

Urban area

9.9 km2

12.5%

Rock-Sand

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saillon in country Switzerland

Saillon 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	43 km	NorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	49 km	NorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	75 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Saillon
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saillon

Type of weather in Saillon	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:36 Europe/Amsterdam