VarenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.608,Lat: 46.3188  |
| Elevation | 1102 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:33:07pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Valais | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Leuk | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Varen | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Varen
Midi-Pyrénées - Tarn-et-Garonne |
Nearest 5 places
| Placename |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Leuk | 2.1 km | 
East
| | 2 Inden | 2.9 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 3 Salgesch | 3 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 4 Albinen | 3.2 km | 
NorthEast
| | 5 Miège | 4.7 km | 
West
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Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 71 km | 
North
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 172 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 287 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 228 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 Daubensee (0.6 km2 at a height of around 2205 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.5 km in Northern direction).
The nearest mountain is Bietschhorn with a height of 3934 meter (at a distance of 20.4 km and direction EastNorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 36.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 52 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 34%, moderate high mountains: 35%, high mountains: 31%, The hills are mainly southern 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 Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 116 km and direction SouthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
42.3 km2 |
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| Nature |
8.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
10.1 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
6.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
4.4 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
6.9 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Varen in country Switzerland
Varen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Varen 
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