Orsières
in Entremont District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (16 mi) -
Aosta Airport (23 mi) -
Megève Airport (28 mi) - Annemasse Airport (43 mi)
- Courchevel Airport (50 mi)
- Méribel Airport (51 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (52 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (62 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (63 mi)
- Neuchatel Airport (66 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (81 mi)
- Linate Airport (110 mi)
- Zürich Airport (119 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 100 mi) - Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Zoo des Marécottes (zoo, (9 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.029 and 7.144 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 1' 44" and E 7° 8' 39"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:47 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:33 am and 4:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Orsières
Orsières in Entremont District (Canton du Valais) with it's 2,725 inhabitants is a city in Switzerland about 65 mi (or 105 km) south of Bern, the country's capital.
Local time in Orsières is now 02:47 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Orsières, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces in a distance of 37 mi (or 60 km), North-West. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Saint-Rhemy, San Leonardo, Saint-Oyen, Etroubles and Saint-Maurice. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 56% |
| Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 9% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Montagne Alternative
Vatel Martigny
Hotel Nevai
mARTigny boutique-hotel
De la Poste
Hotel Forum
Le Montpelier
Alpes & Rhone
Bristol Garni
Hotel du Stand
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
UTMB stop on Arlaches
Out of many memories from this year #UTMB, this is another one I will treasure for a long time. During a brief break in our crewing for Oza; Chris, Adrian and I stopped in a small Swiss village Arlac.
Lac de Champex
Eine Fahrt mit dem Mazda MX-5 von Les Valettes (Nordwesten) nach Orsieres (Südosten) vorbei am Lac de Champex im August 2012. Das Video zeigt die Fahrt in Echtzeit. Das ist die Route: ...
Montagne Alternative Summer 2014
At Montagne Alternative bees are working hard to offer you the best honey, and so are we, to offer you the best stay in our enchanting valley. Come and taste the summer at Montagne Alternative....
Montagne Alternative Corporate video
Demo d'Orsières 2015 - BMW E30
Pilote: Pierre-André FAVRE Caméra: Daniel BRODARD - HASHTAG Production.
Champex Lac Timelapse from www.champex,.info
This is a time lapse of images taken from the webcam at www.champex.info. The images were taken at around 13:00 each day for a year between August 2007 and July 2008.
Champex lac (Valais) - Suisse
Champex lac, été 2012.
SSV - Champex lac - Dji Phantom and GoPro Hero3 Black edition
Flying with my Dji Phantom.
スイス アルペッテの谷の高山植物
2011年7月 スイスのシャンペ湖からリフトを使って、アルペッテの谷を歩き、高山植物と小鳥の声を楽しみました。
50 ans d'activité pour le tunnel du Grand-St-Bernard
C'était le 19 mars 1964: le tunnel du Grand-St-Bernard accueillait ses premiers véhicules. Depuis, les 5,8 km de l'ouvrage ont vu le passage de près de 30 millions de véhicules. Ce 50e...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lac de Champex
Lac de Champex is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.11 km². On the shores lies the village of Champex.
Champex
Champex (also Champex-Lac) is a village located in the French speaking Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc Massif. It is a starting point for many hikes into the surrounding mountains and huts. Champex is also a small ski resort. The Champex Pass is located a few hundred metres west of Champex.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Orsières.
- Saint-Rhemy
- San Leonardo
- Saint-Oyen
- Etroubles
- Saint-Maurice
- Ollomont
- Allein
- Doues
- Valpelline
- Sitten
- Courmayeur
- Morgex
- Gignod
- La Salle
- La Cretaz-Roisan
- Oyace
- Pre Saint Didier
- Saint-Nicolas
- Ville Sur Sarre
- Bionaz
- Avise
- Arvier
- Saint-Pierre
- Saint Maurice
- Villeneuve
- Introd
- Aosta
- Plan d'Introd
- Jovencan
- Aigle
Chamoille: Bruson − Sommet de la Pasay, Chamoille (source)
Champex: Val d'Arpette, Champex (source)
Liddes: Télés-Vichères − La Vuardette, Liddes (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
اورسیر, Ursiores, 奧西耶爾
