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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.1315,Lat: 46.0185
Elevation	1148 meter above sea level
Local time	15:25:50pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Entremont
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Orsières

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Issert	1.8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Orsières	1.8 km	NorthEast
3 Commeire	2.7 km	East
4 Praz de Fort	3.2 km	South
5 Soulalex	3.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	106 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	222 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	255 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 d'Emosson (2.9 km² at a height of around 1929 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Aiguille du Tour with a height of 3540 meter (at a distance of 9.7 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.2 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench Swiss Italian tripoint with a straight distance of 12.6 km (direction SouthWest).
Elevation around place: low mountains: 0%, moderate high mountains: 33%, high mountains: 67%, 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 83 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.7 km2

51.8%

Nature

20.3 km2

25.8%

Agriculture

11.9 km2

15.1%

Urban area

1.6 km2

Rock-Sand

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Som la Proz in country Switzerland

Som la Proz 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	55 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:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam