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Municipality

Orsières

Located in Entremont District, Valais Coordinates: 45°58′20″ N 7°06′06″ E

Map showing the location of Orsières Orsières
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,172
3.2K
Elevation
1,897 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
95
listed under Orsières
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport78 km
GVA Geneva International Airport82 km

About Orsières

Orsières is a municipality. Location: Entremont District, Valais. Population: 3,172. Elevation: 1,897 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Val Ferret and Bec Rond.

Climate of Orsières

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
November (164 mm)
Driest month
July (99 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Orsières
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°0°2°7°11°14°15°12°8°3°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-5°-4°1°5°8°9°6°3°-2°-5°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Orsières

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (82 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 70 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 78 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 82 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 96 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 78 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 112 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 140 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 164 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Orsières

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 3,942 natural sites, 491 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km653 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 19 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 4 kmNW

25–60 km1,594 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 55 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 35 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 47 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 50 kmN

60–100 km2,314 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 96 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 96 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 92 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Orsières

95 places

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature30

Nearby attractions & nature

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