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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8762,Lat: 46.3201
Elevation	1130 meter above sea level
Local time	20:42:24pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Monthey
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vionnaz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Revereulaz	0.5 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Vionnaz	2 km	EastSouthEast
3 Vouvry	2.1 km	NorthEast
4 Miex	2.2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Chessel	3.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	82 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	222 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	290 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 255 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 is Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.4 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 7.1 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 3.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.9 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 35%, low mountains: 8%, moderate high mountains: 25%, high mountains: 32%, 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 60 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.1 km2

48.5%

Nature

15.4 km2

19.6%

Agriculture

21.6 km2

27.4%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.3%

Urban area

3.2 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torgon in country Switzerland

Torgon 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	17 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	22 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	82 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vionnaz

Type of weather in Vionnaz	light rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.84 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	05:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam