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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.1678,Lat: 45.9963
Elevation	1471 meter above sea level
Local time	12:56:35pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Entremont
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Liddes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Drance	1.2 km	SouthEast
2 Chandonne	1.3 km	NorthEast
3 Liddes	1.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Commeire	3.1 km	North
5 Issert	3.4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	108 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	221 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	252 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 213 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 Mauvoisin (2.1 km² at a height of around 1974 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.9 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Aiguille du Tour with a height of 3540 meter (at a distance of 12.2 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 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: moderate high mountains: 26%, high mountains: 74%, The hills are mainly western orientated. 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 86 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.1 km2

44.7%

Nature

27.3 km2

34.8%

Agriculture

12.4 km2

15.8%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.5%

Rock-Sand

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vichères in country Switzerland

Vichères 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	59 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	64 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	81 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chandonne

Type of weather in Chandonne	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.56 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam