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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.2594,Lat: 46.4894
Elevation	1062 meter above sea level
Local time	17:37:32pm
Name province/region (Kanton)	Bern
Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk)	Obersimmental-Saanen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saanen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rougemont	4.1 km	West
2 Hindere Rychestei	6.7 km	NorthEast
3 Ciernes Picat	7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Feutersoey	8 km	South
5 Lauenen	8.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	53 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	187 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	306 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 257 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Aare, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de Montsalvens (0.8 km² at a height of around 800 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vanil Noir with a height of 2389 meter (at a distance of 9.6 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 34.4 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 55%, high mountains: 45%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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
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 93 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.9 km2

40.6%

Nature

11.4 km2

14.5%

Agriculture

29.5 km2

37.6%

Urban area

5.1 km2

6.5%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saanen in country Switzerland

Saanen 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	33 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	39 km	West
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	53 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Saanen
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saanen

Type of weather in Saanen	snow
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	992 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	07:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:52 Europe/Amsterdam