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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.3709,Lat: 46.1823
Elevation	2047 meter above sea level
Local time	23:54:56pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Hérens
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Les Agettes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hérémence	2.6 km	East
2 Prolin	2.7 km	SouthEast
3 Veysonnaz	3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Les Agettes	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Mâche	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	85 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	196 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	272 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 223 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 des Dix (3.8 km² at a height of around 2363 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.5 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 19.5 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 25.8 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 5%, low mountains: 9%, moderate high mountains: 41%, high mountains: 45%, 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 98 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.4 km2

48.8%

Nature

15.1 km2

19.2%

Agriculture

17.7 km2

22.5%

Viticulture

0.4 km2

0.6%

Urban area

6 km2

7.6%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Thyon in country Switzerland

Thyon 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	52 km	NorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	59 km	NorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	62 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vex

Type of weather in Vex	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:34 Europe/Amsterdam