Vens
in Entremont District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (13 mi) -
Aosta Airport (27 mi) -
Megève Airport (29 mi) - Annemasse Airport (42 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (50 mi)
- Courchevel Airport (53 mi)
- Méribel Airport (54 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (60 mi)
- Neuchatel Airport (61 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (66 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (83 mi)
- Linate Airport (113 mi)
- Zürich Airport (116 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 75 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, 83 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 97 mi) - Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Marmottes Paradis (zoo, (25 mi)
- Zoo des Marécottes (zoo, (6 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.090 and 7.127 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 5' 22" and E 7° 7' 37"
- 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: 11:52 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 9:05 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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: 2024-05-22 08:01:51
Delve into Vens
Vens in Entremont District (Canton du Valais) is located in Switzerland about 61 mi (or 99 km) south of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Vens is now 11:52 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports close to Vens, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 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 33 mi (or 53 km), North-West. We encountered 2 points of interest near this location. 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-Maurice, Saint-Rhemy, Sitten, San Leonardo and Saint-Oyen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 83% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 23rd of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 24th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 25th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Montagne Alternative
Vatel Martigny
Des Bains de Saillon
mARTigny boutique-hotel
De la Poste
Alpes & Rhone
Hotel Forum
Rêves Gourmands B&B
Hotel du Stand
Videos from this area
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2012-01-12 Désincarceration et héliportage Rte Gd-St Bernard vers Bovernier montage
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Martigny se souvient de son passé
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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.
Idiap Research Institute
The Idiap Research Institute, based in Martigny, is an autonomous, independent, non-profit research foundation specialized in the management of multimedia information and man-machine multimodal interactions. The institute was founded in 1991 by the Municipality of Martigny, the State of Valais, EPFL, the University of Geneva and Swisscom.
Col des Planches
Col des Planches (el. 1411 m. ) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The road to the Col runs from Martigny at 471m with an average gradient of about 9%, over Col des Planches then down to Sembrancher at 717m with an average gradient of 7%
Col du Lein
Col du Lein (el. 1623 m. ) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It connects Saxon in the valley of the Rhone River and Vollèges in the Val de Bagnes.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vens.
- Saint-Maurice
- Saint-Rhemy
- Sitten
- San Leonardo
- Saint-Oyen
- Aigle
- Etroubles
- Ollomont
- Allein
- Doues
- Valpelline
- Courmayeur
- Morgex
- La Salle
- Oyace
- Gignod
- Pre Saint Didier
- La Cretaz-Roisan
- Bionaz
- Saint-Nicolas
- Ville Sur Sarre
- Avise
- Arvier
- Saint-Pierre
- Saint Maurice
- Villeneuve
- Aosta
- Introd
- Saint-Christophe
- Plan d'Introd