La ForclazGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.5201,Lat: 46.0857  |
| Elevation | 1742 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:55:07pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Valais | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Hérens | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Evolène | | Other place with same name 1 | 
La Forclaz
Rhône-Alpes - Haute-Savoie | | Other place with same name 2 | 
La Forclaz
Vaud - Aigle |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 96 km | 
North
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 193 km | 
NorthEast
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 261 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 208 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 Moiry (1.3 km2 at a height of around 2248 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.1 km in NorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Dent Blanche with a height of 4357 meter (at a distance of 9.1 km and direction SouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 2%, high mountains: 98%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Turin Airport (at a distance of 99 km and direction South).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
14.8 km2 |
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| Nature |
35.8 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
3.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
1.8 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
22.6 km2 |
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| Ice - Glacier |
0.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of La Forclaz in country Switzerland
La Forclaz at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at La Forclaz 
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