Vex
in Hérens District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (3 mi) -
Aosta Airport (33 mi) -
Megève Airport (45 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (49 mi)
- Neuchatel Airport (57 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (62 mi)
- Courchevel Airport (67 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (67 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (71 mi)
- Zürich Airport (102 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 83 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, 88 mi)
- Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.212 and 7.398 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 12' 44" and E 7° 23' 53"
- 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: 02:40 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:24 am and 8:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
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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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Discover Vex
Vex in Hérens District (Canton du Valais) with it's 1,418 citizens is a place in Switzerland about 51 mi (or 82 km) south of Bern, the country's capital city.
Current time in Vex is now 02:40 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports near Vex, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 6 km), 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 36 mi (or 58 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: Sitten, Veyras, Leuk, Bionaz and Oyace. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 53% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 59% of sky |
| General Conditions | Snow |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
15°C (58 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
15°C (60 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Maya Boutique Hotel
Hôtel des Vignes
Castel
Chalet Royal Veysonnaz HOTEL CHALET ROYAL
ibis Sion
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Sion CH Panorama 2010.11.13 (a)
Sion, Valais, Suisse.
trotinette freestyle Sion
trotinette au skate park de Sion avec Raphael et Valentin, Nollan et Yoann et filmer par Thomas.
Stade de Tourbillon (Sion)
Vidéo panoramique du Stade de Sion Photos sur le site http://euro.stades.ch.
Oh ! Cousin, épisode 5 | Sion, capitale du football...
Oh ! Cousin, la websérie de 10 épisodes qui démontre qu'en Valais, nous sommes tous cousins. Diffusion tous les jeudis à 17h. www.ohfestival.ch.
Sondage bathymétrique au barrage de la Grande-Dixence
Quelle est la vitesse d'ensablement du barrage de la Grande-Dixence? La société Hydroexploitation met à l'épreuve une pratique maritime pour être fixée. Les mesures ont cours cette semaine....
Sea Water - The Delano Orchestra - Mont Noble 19 juin 2014
sprite remake (after effect)
Terreur en Valais
Le voilà! LE film (improvisé en 2 jours) du camp de ski 09 du Lycée Denis de Rougemont, aux Collons. Lorsqu'un groupe de ski découvre une ancienne histoire d'élève disparu sur les pistes,...
We love thyon intro
Petit intro after effect.
Intro 4 vallées
Petite intro faite sur after effect :)
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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.
Simplon (department)
Simplon was the name of a département of the First French Empire. It is named after the Simplon Pass. It was formed in 1810, when the Rhodanic Republic was occupied by the French. Its territory corresponds with that of the present Swiss canton of Valais. The capital of Simplon département was Sion. The département was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons: Sion, cantons: Hérémence, Leuk, Sierre and Sion. Brig, cantons: Brig, Goms, Mörel, Raron and Visp.
Stade Tourbillon
Stade Tourbillon is a multi-purpose stadium in Sion, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Sion. The stadium holds 16,000 people and was built in 1968 and renovated in 1989. At the time of the renovation, its capacity was 19,600.
Hérens (district)
The district of Hérens is a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 10,542 (as of 31 December 2011).
Tourbillon Castle
Tourbillon Castle is a castle in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated on a hill and faces the Basilique de Valère, located on the opposite hill. The castle was ruined in a fire in 1788.
Valère Basilica
The Valère basilica (French: Basilique de Valère), also called Valère castle (French: Château de Valère), is a fortified church situated in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated on a hill and faces the Château de Tourbillon, located on the opposite hill. The church (Notre-Dame de Valère) was built during the 12th and 13th centuries and obtained the rank of minor basilica at the time of the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1984.
Les Masses
Les Masses is a small ski resort town in Val d'Herens. Les Masses is part of the municipality of Hérémence, Valais, Switzerland. It is in the Four Valleys ski area, in the easternmost part, at 1500 metres altitude. Les Masses was formerly an area with a few barns and shooting sheds. It is still a very quiet place. The houses are nearly all wooden chalets, with only a few apartment buildings no higher than three or four floors.
Majorie Castle
Majorie Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sion of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Thyon
Thyon (also known as Thyon 2000) is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The resort is situated in the central part of the canton, in the region of Sion, above Hérémence. Thyon lies at a height of 2,095 metres above sea level, on the ridge descending from Mont Rouge. The resort can be accessed by a road from Veysonnaz or Hérémence or by cable car from Veysonnaz.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vex.
Veysonnaz, Veysonnaz (source)
Mase: Café Restaurant Trappeur, Mase (source)
Sion, Sion (source)
Veysonnaz: Mayens-de-l'Ours, télécabine − Veysonnaz, station, Veysonnaz (source)
Veysonnaz: Piste de l'Ours − Les Ecluses, Veysonnaz (source)
Veysonnaz: Piste de l'Ours, Veysonnaz (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Vex, Vex VS, 韋克斯
