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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.3872,Lat: 46.2734
Elevation	1179 meter above sea level
Local time	18:36:04pm
Name province/region (Kanton)	Valais
Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk)	Sion
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Arbaz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Grimisuat	1.4 km	South
2 Ayent	1.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 St-Léonard	3.5 km	SouthEast
4 St-Germain	3.8 km	SouthWest
5 Icogne	4.4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	75 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	190 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	282 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 Tseuzier (0.8 km² at a height of around 1776 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 15.7 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 34.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 9%, low mountains: 22%, moderate high mountains: 41%, high mountains: 28%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
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 99 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.8 km2

30.3%

Nature

9.4 km2

12%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

16.3 km2

20.8%

Viticulture

9 km2

11.4%

Urban area

14.2 km2

18.1%

Rock-Sand

4.4 km2

5.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Arbaz in country Switzerland

Arbaz 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	48 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	55 km	WestNorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	56 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arbaz

Type of weather in Arbaz	snow
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.5 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	07:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:52 Europe/Amsterdam