Praz-de-Fort
in Entremont District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
45.988 and 7.123 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 45° 59' 16" and E 7° 7' 21"
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: 07:46 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:55 am and 9:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

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: 2024-05-16 08:19:50

Discover Praz-de-Fort

Praz-de-Fort in Entremont District (Canton du Valais) is a place in Switzerland about 68 mi (or 110 km) south of Bern, the country's capital city.

Current time in Praz-de-Fort is now 07:46 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports near Praz-de-Fort, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 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 39 mi (or 63 km), North-West. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Saint-Rhemy, San Leonardo, Saint-Oyen, Etroubles and Ollomont. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Chance of rainfall 4%
Air Humidity 88%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 91% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 18th of May 2024

15°C (59 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.

Sunday, 19th of May 2024

17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 20th of May 2024

17°C (63 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Montagne Alternative

Address
3,2 mi
Commeire 2
1937 Orsières
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 17:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

WWW.GUINNARD.COM - VERBIER BRANCHE DEN HAUT Relais de Branche Chalet extérieur

Published: April 21, 2009
Length: 01:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Guinnard Verbier

Cette habitation est situé à Branche d'En Haut en bordure de la route principale qui mène à la station de ski La Fouly. Elle se compose: au sous-sol : 2 garages-box, une grande cave...


WWW.GUINNARD.COM - VERBIER BRANCHE DEN HAUT Relais de Branche Chambre avec accès à la mezzanine

Published: April 21, 2009
Length: 27:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Guinnard Verbier

Cette habitation est situé à Branche d'En Haut en bordure de la route principale qui mène à la station de ski La Fouly. Elle se compose: au sous-sol : 2 garages-box, une grande cave...


Rencontres hivernales: Pierre-Yves Gabioud vous emmène à la découverte du Val Ferret

Published: January 18, 2013
Length: 53:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: canal9valais

RENCONTRES HIVERNALES. Une mini-série pour voyager sur les hauteurs valaisannes. Ce 18 janvier 2013, c'est le peintre Pierre-Yves Gabioud qui nous emmène à la découverte du Val Ferret....


Free Nordic Skiing

Published: December 27, 2014
Length: 30:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Alexandre Lafarge

Ski de fond sauvage dans le Val Ferret, Massif du Mont-Blanc, Italie. La neige, le soleil, et moi… Sans oublier la pizza !!


Snowboard tree run compilation by Mike Knowles 2012

Published: December 22, 2011
Length: 15:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Mike Knowles

Mike Knowles shredding the tree's in Verbier with waste deep powder December 21 2011.


Valais - Le Tour de France s'arrête en Valais, et vous ?

Published: July 16, 2009
Length: 36:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Valais Wallis

Les deux roues à l'assaut de la montagne. Du 19 au 21 juillet prochain, la région de Verbier et de Martigny sera le haut lieu du cyclisme. http://www.valais.ch Spitzensport auf Rädern....


UTMB stop on Arlaches

Published: September 02, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Milan Klanjsek

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

Published: January 11, 2015
Length: 03:35 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: grmx5

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

Published: May 26, 2014
Length: 32:57 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Montagne Alternative

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....


Champex 2012 FennecTeam

Published: October 06, 2012
Length: 16:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Nicolas Van Damme


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.

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.

Located at 46.0283, 7.11639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of Valais

capture of the webcam La Fouly: Prayon

La Fouly: Prayon, La Fouly (source)

capture of the webcam Champex: Val d'Arpette

Champex: Val d'Arpette, Champex (source)

capture of the webcam Liddes: Télés-Vichères − La Vuardette

Liddes: Télés-Vichères − La Vuardette, Liddes (source)

Webcams provided by webcam.travel are under the copyright of their owners.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Praz-de-Fort