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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.3989,Lat: 46.2112
Elevation	1005 meter above sea level
Local time	12:20:16pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Hérens
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vex

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Agettes	1.5 km	West
2 Vernamiège	2.6 km	East
3 Nax	3 km	NorthEast
4 Mase	3.3 km	SouthEast
5 Salins	3.3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	82 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	192 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	275 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 224 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 des Dix (3.8 km² at a height of around 2363 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.5 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 19.2 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 27.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 14%, low mountains: 22%, moderate high mountains: 35%, high mountains: 29%, The hills are mainly northern 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
Trockene Berglandschaft der westlichen Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard sec des Alpes centrales occidentales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 100 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.2 km2

43.5%

Nature

4.5 km2

5.7%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

21.2 km2

27%

Viticulture

5.8 km2

7.4%

Urban area

11.4 km2

14.5%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vex in country Switzerland

Vex 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	52 km	NorthWest
2 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	58 km	EastNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	59 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vex

Type of weather in Vex	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	05:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam