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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8621,Lat: 46.2068
Elevation	1792 meter above sea level
Local time	11:24:29am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Monthey
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Val-d'Illiez

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Val-d'Illiez	2.4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Les Crosets	3.1 km	SouthWest
3 Champéry	3.2 km	South
4 Troistorrents	4.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Châtel	6.7 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	93 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	228 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	278 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 245 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 9.8 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pas de Morgins with a height of 1369 meter (at a distance of 5 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 3.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.1 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 2%, moderate high mountains: 33%, high mountains: 66%, 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
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.6 km2

41.5%

Nature

25.4 km2

32.3%

Agriculture

16.6 km2

21.1%

Urban area

3.9 km2

4.9%

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Champoussin in country Switzerland

Champoussin 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	29 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	33 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	94 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Val d'Illiez

Type of weather in Val d'Illiez	light rain
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam