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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0204,Lat: 46.1202
Elevation	1115 meter above sea level
Local time	6:47:51am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Saint-Maurice
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Salvan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Granges	0.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Les Marécottes	1.3 km	SouthWest
3 Vernayaz	2.2 km	NorthEast
4 Le Trétien	2.6 km	SouthWest
5 La Crêta	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	97 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	223 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 4.7 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Dents Blanches with a height of 2759 meter (at a distance of 13.9 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8.9 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.5 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench Swiss Italian tripoint with a straight distance of 22 km (direction South).
Elevation around place: hill: 17%, low mountains: 12%, moderate high mountains: 31%, 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

44.1 km2

56.1%

Nature

16.2 km2

20.6%

Agriculture

7.4 km2

9.5%

Viticulture

1.6 km2

Urban area

6.1 km2

7.8%

Rock-Sand

2.4 km2

3.1%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Salvan in country Switzerland

Salvan 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	89 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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:37 Europe/Amsterdam