Lens
in Sierre District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (7 mi) -
Aosta Airport (38 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (44 mi)
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Megève Airport (50 mi) - Neuchatel Airport (54 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (62 mi)
- Buochs Airport (66 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (75 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (76 mi)
- Zürich Airport (97 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 78 mi) - Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 85 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)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.283 and 7.450 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 16' 58" and E 7° 26' 59"
- 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: 10:50 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:32 am and 4:57 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 Lens
Lens in Sierre District (Canton du Valais) with it's 3,497 citizens is a place in Switzerland about 46 mi (or 74 km) south of Bern, the country's capital city.
Current time in Lens is now 10:50 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Lens, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 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 32 mi (or 51 km), North-East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Veyras, Sitten, Leuk, Raron and Bionaz. 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 | 6°C / 43 °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 (60 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
14°C (56 °F)
9°C (47 °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
Grand Hotel Du Golf & Palace
LeCrans Hotel & Spa
Crans Ambassador
Hotel Marco Polo
Maya Boutique Hotel
Hôtel des Vignes
Helvetia Intergolf
Grand hotel Du parc
Etrier
Alpina & Savoy
Videos from this area
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Scott Gambler 10 Downhill Crans-Montana
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CRANS MONTANA BIKEPARK 2014-red/black line-981DH Team
Downhill in Crans Montana, red e black line. Movie with GoPro.
snowboard freestyle a crans montana, 2014
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épreuves a crans-montana.
Regent College à Crans-Montana: une école internationale en 2015
Le projet d'école internationale à Crans-Montana se précise. Le chantier va pouvoir démarrer, le financement public-privé est bouclé (46 millions). Une nouvelle qui réjouit la destination...
kids Aurélien (5 year) 2013 Crans-Montana @ Commencal
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Appartement résidentiel dans un beau chalet Crans-Montana
Appartement résidentiel dans un beau chalet édifié en 2009 au cœur de la station de Crans-Montana.Spacieux et lumineux. L'appartement est moderne et très bien agencé, des balcons généreux...
Finale GR Leytron Crans Montana
Le Valais à un Incroyable Talent, finale 2012 à Crans-Montana.
Crans-Montana, Downhill with GoPro Hero 3
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Husky & Snowboard - Jo & Bill in Crans Montana 2015
This video is about Jo & Bill.
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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.
Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana is a ski resort in southwestern Switzerland, in the heart of the Swiss Alps in the canton of Valais. It is located on a plateau above Sierre at an elevation of about 1,500 m above sea level, allowing good view over the Valais Alps and Weisshorn in particular. The resort is a fusion of the two centers of Crans and Montana and belongs to 6 municipalities (Chermignon, Icogne, Lens, Mollens, Montana and Randogne).
Lac d'Icogne
Lac d'Icogne is a reservoir in the municipality of Lens near the village of Crans-sur-Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake has a volume of 0.04 million m³ and a surface area of 7 ha.
Saint-Léonard underground lake
Saint-Léonard underground lake (French Lac souterrain de Saint-Léonard) is located at Saint Léonard in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. With a length of 300 and a width of 20 m it is the largest underground lake in Europe. It was discovered in 1943 by Jean-Jacques Pittard. Prior to 1946 the water-level was much higher, but an earthquake with a force of 5.6 on the Richter-scale opened additional fissures in the cave on January 25, 1946. Its water is constantly at 11 °C .
Etang de la Moubra
Etang de la Moubra or Lac de la Moubra is a lake at Montana in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Located at an elevation of 1424 m, its surface area is 5 ha.
Etang Grenon
Etang Grenon or Lac Grenon is a lake at Montana in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Located at an elevation of 1497 m, its surface area is 3.5 ha.
Lac de Chermignon
Lac de Chermignon is a reservoir in the municipality of Lens, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 2.1 ha and a volume of 130,000 m³.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Lens.
Vermala: Crans-Montana (to South-East), Vermala (source)
Anzère: Place du Village, Anzère (source)
Crans-Montana › South: Golf Club Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana (source)
Montana VS, Montana VS (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Lens, Lens VS, Lens i Valais, 倫斯
