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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0401,Lat: 46.1342
Elevation	507 meter above sea level
Local time	7:48:24am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Saint-Maurice
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vernayaz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dorénaz	1.4 km	North
2 Les Granges	1.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Salvan	2.2 km	SouthWest
4 Les Marécottes	3.5 km	SouthWest
5 Collonges	4 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	95 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	220 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 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 5.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Dents Blanches with a height of 2759 meter (at a distance of 15.4 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.9 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench Swiss Italian tripoint with a straight distance of 23.5 km (direction South).
Elevation around place: hill: 24%, low mountains: 14%, moderate high mountains: 30%, high mountains: 33%, 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
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 73 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45 km2

57.4%

Nature

12.1 km2

15.4%

Agriculture

10.6 km2

13.5%

Viticulture

2 km2

2.6%

Urban area

7.4 km2

9.4%

Rock-Sand

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vernayaz in country Switzerland

Vernayaz 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	87 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vernayaz

Type of weather in Vernayaz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam