Emosson
in Saint-Maurice District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Megève Airport (21 mi) -
Sion Airport (22 mi) -
Aosta Airport (31 mi) - Annemasse Airport (32 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (40 mi)
- Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (40 mi)
- Courchevel Airport (48 mi)
- Méribel Airport (48 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (70 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (92 mi)
- Zürich Airport (124 mi)
- Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (167 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 72 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, 78 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 104 mi) - Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Zoo des Marécottes (zoo, (5 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.067 and 6.917 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 4' 0" and E 6° 55' 0"
- 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: 03:24 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:55 am and 9:02 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: 2024-05-17 08:07:57
Delve into Emosson
Emosson in Saint-Maurice District (Canton du Valais) is located in Switzerland about 66 mi (or 106 km) south of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Emosson is now 03:24 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports close to Emosson, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Megève Airport in France in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km). The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 34 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 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces in a distance of 30 mi (or 49 km), North. We encountered 1 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, Aigle, Courmayeur, Pre Saint Didier and Morgex. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 18% |
| Air Humidity | 66% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 48% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
13°C (56 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 20th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Residence & SPA Vallorcine Mont-Blanc
Hôtel de la Couronne
Videos from this area
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10555_ Canyoning Vallorcine Barberine Aiguilles Rouges Chamonix Mont-Blanc
Juin 2014 Canyon de Barberine à Vallorcine avec le WorkIT SummIT Challenge... http://www.tvmountain.com.
Martigny - Vallorcine (7/8: Le Châtelard VS - Le Châtelard Frontière)
Vidéo du trajet de Martigny à Vallorcine, en cabine de la BDeh 4/8 823/824 (c'est une Z800 dans la nomenclature française). Cette ligne s'appelle le Martigny-Châtelard, ou Mont-Blanc Express....
skiing vallorcine home run
one of the most beautiful runs in the chamonix valley.
Cham Guides'tour 2015. Balme-Vallorcine
Descent from Tete de Balme.
Vallorcine Snowshoeing
Video clips and stills of a group snowshoeing in the Vallorcine region, near Chamonix Mont Blanc. Every day during the winter months Icicle Guides of Chamonix organise snowshoeing treks for...
bum ride LORIAZ VTT chamonix
video descente loriaz mtb vallorcine.
REAL Mountain Train
Running along the flank of the mountain The Attraction Park's Small Scenic Train offers a breath-taking view of the Mont-Blanc Range and the Bouqui Gorges as it goes through rocks and forests.
CCC 2011 - 9
Vallorcine aid station at around 9PM. People were really cheering when we arrived. Kind of surprised me for a moment. Really great crowds and support the whole way.
piste bleue les esserts a balme
Ле Тур, Шамони. Франция. HD
6-02-2013 (4 день) музыка- Shpongle. Отчет - http://skispb.mybb.ru/viewtopic.php?id=136&p=7#p6678.
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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.
Lac d'Emosson
Lac d'Emosson is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Salvan and Finhaut. The closest major city in Switzerland is Martigny. The lake has a surface area of 3.27 km² and an elevation of 1,930 m. The maximum depth is 161 m. The first dam of Emosson (also known as Barberine Dam) was built in 1925. The current dam with a height of 180 m was completed in 1974 and floods the old dam. It increased the reservoir's volume from 40 mio m³ to 227 mio m³.
Lac du Vieux Emosson
Lac du Vieux Emosson is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, in the municipality of Finhaut at an elevation of 2205 m. The lake drains into the reservoir Lac d'Emosson, 300 m below. The arch dam Vieux Emosson was completed in 1955.
Le Châtelard, Valais
Le Châtelard is a town in the canton of Valais, Switzerland near the border with France. It is part of the municipality of Finhaut.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Emosson.
- Saint-Maurice
- Aigle
- Courmayeur
- Pre Saint Didier
- Morgex
- Saint-Rhemy
- La Thuile
- La Salle
- San Leonardo
- Saint-Oyen
- Etroubles
- Avise
- Saint-Nicolas
- Arvier
- Allein
- Ollomont
- Introd
- Plan d'Introd
- Valgrisenche
- Doues
- Villeneuve
- Sitten
- Saint-Pierre
- Valpelline
- Gignod
- Ville Sur Sarre
- Rhemes-Saint-Georges
- Saint Maurice
- La Cretaz-Roisan
- Aymavilles
Emosson: Vue sur la chaine du Mt.Blanc, Emosson (source)
Emosson: Webcam du barrage d, Emosson (source)
Giétroz: Trient Glacier − Mont Blanc, Giétroz (source)
Martigny-Ville: VerticAlp Emosson − Finhaut − Marécottes − Les Marécottes − Martigny, Martigny-Ville (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Emosson
