Saint-Léonard
in Sion District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.252 and 7.417 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 15' 5" and E 7° 25' 1"
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: 03:35 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:13 am and 8:41 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-05-01 08:01:32

Delve into Saint-Léonard

Saint-Léonard in Sion District (Canton du Valais) with it's 1,937 habitants is a town located in Switzerland about 48 mi (or 77 km) south of Bern, the country's capital town.

Time in Saint-Léonard is now 03:35 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports closer to Saint-Léonard, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 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 34 mi (or 55 km), North-East. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sitten, Veyras, Leuk, Bionaz and Raron. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F

Morning Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Evening Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Chance of rainfall 29%
Air Humidity 99%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

8°C (46 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

11°C (53 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 5th of May 2024

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

Hotels and Places to Stay

LeCrans Hotel & Spa

Address
4,9 mi
Route de Plans-Mayens
3963 Crans-Montana
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Grand Hotel Du Golf & Palace

Address
4,2 mi
Crans-Montana
3963 Crans-Montana
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Crans Ambassador

Address
5,1 mi
Route du Petit Signal 1-3
3963 Montana
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hôtel des Vignes

Address
0,2 mi
Rue du Pont 9
1958 Uvrier
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:00


Grand hotel Du parc

Address
5,0 mi
Route du Parc 5
3963 Crans-Montana
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 14:00 - Checkin: 07:30
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:30 (lunchbreak: 22:30 - 3:00)


Helvetia Intergolf

Address
5,2 mi
Route de la Moubra 8
3963 Crans-Montana
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Alpina & Savoy

Address
4,8 mi
Route du Rawyl 15
3963 Crans-Montana
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:30
Weekend: closed


Art-de-Vivre

Address
4,7 mi
Route Fleurs des Champs 17
3963 Crans-Montana
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 23:00 (lunchbreak: 22:00 - 7:30)
Weekend: closed


Maya Boutique Hotel

Address
1,8 mi
Linzerbot
1973 Nax
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Etrier

Address
5,1 mi
unknown
3963 Crans-Montana
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Sea Water - The Delano Orchestra - Mont Noble 19 juin 2014

Published: October 28, 2014
Length: 54:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Mylène Murat


off piste Tele Mont Noble - La Combe

Published: February 13, 2015
Length: 19:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: tobias Feldt

I will do it again, and again, and again :-)


A Nax on skie relax

Published: March 31, 2015
Length: 34:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: lechacal07

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Wallis Raclette Team Ausflug 2009

Published: April 26, 2010
Length: 27:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Beat Glauser

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Published: August 25, 2014
Length: 58:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Gwantaek Jung

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Cave diving-Freediving Championchip Dauphins Genève Saint Lèonard

Published: March 24, 2014
Length: 32:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Divemax

Last duel of freediving "Dauphins Genève" Championchip 2014 - Peter Colat (CH) - Jens Stötzner (D)- Winner was Peter Colat. Water temp. 9 °C. Lac Souterrain St. Léonard, Cam Joachim Lisp.


Le Lac Souterrain de St-Leonard

Published: June 23, 2014
Length: 16:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: otherQJ

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Le Haut-de-Cry et le Grand-Chavalard 2

Published: June 28, 2011
Length: 13:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Didier Ulrich

Un accéléré réalisé en Valais central durant 3h00 à raison de 6 images par minutes. On voit le Grand-Chavalard et le Haut-de-Cry. C'est la suite de la vidéo "Le Haut-de-Cry et le Grand-Chava...


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Published: February 02, 2011
Length: 49:00 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Cerfserf jak


BAT RACE World Most Unique SUP Race

Published: March 31, 2015
Length: 55:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Benoit Mouren

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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.

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.

Located at 46.2333, 7.37639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Valais, Multi-purpose stadiums in Switzerland, Sion, Switzerland

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 .

Located at 46.2564, 7.42556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of Valais, Underground lakes

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Saint-Léonard, Saint-Léonard VS, Saint-Léonard i Sveits, Сен-Леонар, 聖倫納德