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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.999,Lat: 46.1852
Elevation	1292 meter above sea level
Local time	3:28:35am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Saint-Maurice
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Maurice

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Evionnaz	1.9 km	EastSouthEast
2 Lavey-les-Bains	2.6 km	NorthEast
3 Collonges	3.1 km	SouthEast
4 Vérossaz	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 St-Maurice	3.6 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	91 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	220 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	274 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 238 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 4.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Dents Blanches with a height of 2759 meter (at a distance of 13.6 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.3 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 14 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 16%, low mountains: 15%, moderate high mountains: 27%, high mountains: 42%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 69 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.4 km2

51.4%

Nature

14.9 km2

19%

Agriculture

10.6 km2

13.5%

Viticulture

0.4 km2

0.5%

Urban area

4.6 km2

5.9%

Rock-Sand

7.3 km2

9.3%

Ice - Glacier

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mex (VS) in country Switzerland

Mex (VS) 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	34 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	39 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	87 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Maurice

Type of weather in Saint-Maurice	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	05:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam