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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.1816,Lat: 46.145
Elevation	469 meter above sea level
Local time	19:21:56pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Martigny
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saxon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sapin Haut	1.5 km	SouthWest
2 Saillon	2.9 km	North
3 Riddes	4.3 km	NorthEast
4 Charrat	4.4 km	SouthWest
5 Montagnon	5 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	91 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	211 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	268 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 226 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 16.3 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 17.7 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 20.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 29 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 30%, low mountains: 14%, moderate high mountains: 23%, high mountains: 33%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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
Rebbaulandschaft -- Paysage viticole

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

30.2 km2

38.5%

Nature

12.3 km2

15.6%

Agriculture

17.7 km2

22.5%

Viticulture

8.9 km2

11.3%

Urban area

8.5 km2

10.9%

Rock-Sand

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saxon in country Switzerland

Saxon 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	45 km	NorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	51 km	NorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	77 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gottefrey

Type of weather in Gottefrey	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam