La FontaineGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.04,Lat: 46.0798  |
| Elevation | 1175 meter above sea level | | Local time | 0:17:44am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Valais | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Martigny | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Martigny-Combe |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 101 km | 
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| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 224 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 262 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 226 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 d'Emosson (2.9 km2 at a height of around 1929 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.3 km in Western direction).
The nearest mountain is Aiguille du Tour with a height of 3540 meter (at a distance of 9.7 km and direction SouthSouthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.7 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench Swiss Italian tripoint with a straight distance of 17.5 km (direction South).
Elevation around place: hill: 9%, low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 38%, high mountains: 40%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 74 km and direction WestNorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
54.1 km2 |
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| Nature |
11.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
4.5 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
1.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
6.4 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
0.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of La Fontaine in country Switzerland
La Fontaine at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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