Chippis
in Sierre District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (11 mi) -
Aosta Airport (38 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (44 mi)
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Megève Airport (53 mi) - Neuchatel Airport (57 mi)
- Buochs Airport (63 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (63 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (73 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (75 mi)
- Zürich Airport (95 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 76 mi) - Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Unesco heritage, 117 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.280 and 7.540 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 16' 48" and E 7° 32' 22"
- 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: 05:36 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:32 am and 4:56 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
Discover Chippis
Chippis in Sierre District (Canton du Valais) with it's 1,556 citizens is a city in Switzerland about 46 mi (or 75 km) south of Bern, the country's capital city.
Local time in Chippis is now 05:36 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Chippis, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), South-West. 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 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km), North-East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Veyras, Leuk, Sitten, Raron and Visp. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 44% |
| Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
LeCrans Hotel & Spa
Crans Ambassador
Grand Hotel Du Golf & Palace
Hotel Marco Polo
Alpina & Savoy
Helvetia Intergolf
Art-de-Vivre
Grand hotel Du parc
Etrier
Robinson
Videos from this area
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la citta che brucia - city burning
My second art video that it's a part of a video installation progected on a 3d screen where the video's actions give the illusion that those actions happens on the screen directly.
Chippis
Présentation du village.
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De l'art dans le funiculaire Sierre - Crans-Montana
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Présentation MTZ Production
Une vidéo tournée en 2010 pour essayer le canon5D et la post-production sous Color et After Effects. La musique est du groupe Valaisan Edit Presents.
Ensemble mais pas que 15 ans des Caves de Courten
Avec Sylvie Bourban, Célina et Pascal Rinaldi.
Sierre ZINAL 2013 Diaporama Photos
Diaporama photo Trail Running SIERRE ZINAL 2013.
ils sont tous morts - Antoine Jaquier
Publicité pour le livre "Ils sont tous morts" de l'écrivain vaudois Antoine Jaquier.
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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.
Sierre (district)
The district of Sierre is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 46,644 (as of 31 December 2011).
Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation
The Rainer Maria Rilke Foundation was established in 1986 in Sierre, Switzerland, on the patronage of the municipality. Its goal is to promote the knowledge of Rainer Maria Rilke's works, through a museum, exhibitions, lectures, conferences, publications and a festival. The famous poet spent the five last years of his life in the city, living in the Château de Muzot, a 13th century fortified manor on the edge of town.
Lac de Géronde
Lac de Géronde is a lake at Sierre, Valais, Switzerland. Besides the main lake, there is a "petit lac" close by. \t\t \t\t\tGéronde lake in Vallis IMG 4917. JPG \t\t\t Painting by Charles-Louis Guigon, 1860
Sierre coach crash
The Sierre coach crash occurred on 13 March 2012 near Sierre, Switzerland, when a coach carrying school teachers and pupils crashed into a wall in the Sierre Tunnel. Of the 52 people on board, 28 were killed in the crash, including both drivers, all four teachers, and 22 of the 46 children. The other 24 pupils, all aged between 10 and 12, were injured, including three who were hospitalised with severe brain and chest injuries.
Sierre Tunnel
The Sierre Tunnel (French: Tunnel de Sierre) is a tunnel near Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is part of the A9 Autobahn and is located between Sierre and Sierre-Est-Ouest. The tunnel was opened in 1999 and consists of two tubes of 2,460 metres (8,070 ft) in length. In a tunnel test by the European Tunnel Assessment Programme (EuroTAP) in 2005 it was rated as "good" - the second-highest grade out of five.
Vercorin
Vercorin is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton near Sierre, at a height of 1,320 metres, on a plateau overlooking the Rhone valley. It belongs to the municipality of Chalais. In winter Vercorin is a ski resort and includes 35 km of prepared slopes on the Crêt du Midi.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Chippis.
Mollens: Crans-Montana − Randogne, Mollens (source)
Vercorin: Village − Val d'Anniviers, Vercorin (source)
Vercorin: Creux du Lavioz, Vercorin (source)
Vercorin: Crêt du Midi, Vercorin (source)
Vercorin: Vercorin TVCM, Vercorin (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Chippis, 希皮
