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Orsières, Orsières, Entremont District, Canton du Valais, Switzerland


Alternative Names:Ursiores, ao xi ye er, awrsyr, اورسیر, 奧西耶爾
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat Locality:Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
Mindat.org Region:Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland
Region:Orsières, Entremont District, Canton du Valais, Switzerland
Latitude:46° 1' 44" N
Longitude:7° 8' 39" E
Lat/Long (dec):46.02903,7.14437
Köppen climate type:ET : Tundra
Population:2,725 (2013)
Mindat Feature ID:2659281
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2659281:1
GUID:20820312-60b2-4653-a870-3af9fad33b0c
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Champex, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 1' 51" N7° 6' 54" E2.3km (1.4 miles)
Six Blanc, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 2' 14" N7° 11' 2" E3.2km (2.0 miles)
East slope, Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 3' 14" N7° 6' 40" E3.8km (2.3 miles)
Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 3' 15" N7° 6' 38" E3.8km (2.4 miles)
North slope, Le Catogne, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 3' 15" N7° 6' 38" E3.8km (2.4 miles)
La Payanne, Bruson, Val de Bagnes, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 2' 34" N7° 11' 54" E4.4km (2.8 miles)
Val d'Arpette, Champex, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 1' 26" N7° 4' 20" E5.6km (3.5 miles)
Les Trappistes, Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 4' 47" N7° 7' 49" E5.7km (3.6 miles)
Sembrancher, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 5' 1" N7° 9' 10" E6.1km (3.8 miles)
Vollèges, Val de Bagnes, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 5' 16" N7° 10' 10" E6.8km (4.2 miles)
Unnamed quarry, Vollèges, Val de Bagnes, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 5' 23" N7° 9' 22" E6.8km (4.2 miles)
Le Poté, Champsec, Val de Bagnes, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 2' 49" N7° 13' 48" E6.9km (4.3 miles)
Bruson, Val de Bagnes, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 3' 57" N7° 13' 5" E7.0km (4.4 miles)
Chez Larze, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland46° 5' 20" N7° 6' 27" E7.3km (4.5 miles)
Durnand gorges, Le Borgeaud, Les Valettes, Bovernier, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland46° 4' 13" N7° 4' 16" E7.3km (4.5 miles)
Tête des Econduits, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland46° 5' 27" N7° 6' 42" E7.3km (4.6 miles)
Les Valettes, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland46° 4' 48" N7° 4' 33" E7.8km (4.8 miles)
Le Portalet, Orny glacier, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland45° 59' 40" N7° 3' 12" E8.0km (5.0 miles)
Champsec, Val de Bagnes, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 3' 23" N7° 14' 35" E8.2km (5.1 miles)
Cabane du Trient, Trient, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland45° 59' 58" N7° 2' 37" E8.4km (5.2 miles)
Le Lavanchy, Le Brocard, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland46° 4' 17" N7° 2' 47" E8.9km (5.5 miles)
Le Brocard, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland46° 4' 39" N7° 3' 5" E9.0km (5.6 miles)
Martigny road tunnel, Mont Chemin mining district, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland46° 5' 46" N7° 4' 47" E9.0km (5.6 miles)
Combe de l'Â, Liddes, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland45° 56' 51" N7° 9' 18" E9.1km (5.6 miles)
Le Trient glacier, Trient, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland46° 0' 34" N7° 1' 37" E9.3km (5.8 miles)
Verbier, Val de Bagnes, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 5' 45" N7° 13' 37" E9.8km (6.1 miles)
Ferret Valley, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland45° 56' 35" N7° 5' 25" E10.4km (6.5 miles)
Pierre Avoi, Verbier, Val de Bagnes, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland46° 7' 4" N7° 12' 0" E10.8km (6.7 miles)
La Fouly, Ferret Valley, Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland45° 55' 57" N7° 5' 57" E11.3km (7.0 miles)
Les Grands glacier, Trient, Martigny, Valais, Switzerland46° 0' 17" N7° 0' 4" E11.4km (7.1 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 11.4 km)


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Ankerite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 11.4 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
The Alps, EuropeMountain Range
SwitzerlandCountry
Valais, SwitzerlandCanton
Entremont, Valais, SwitzerlandDistrict
Orsières, Entremont, Valais, SwitzerlandMunicipality

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Switzerland, Valais223.23.0.0.0.0
Switzerland, Valais, Entremont223.23.134.0.0.0
Switzerland, Valais, Entremont, Orsières223.23.134.2042.0.0
 
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