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Châtaignier
Valaisvillage
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Châtaignier is a village that lies in Valais, Switzerland. Coordinates of 46.146°, 7.125° situate Châtaignier in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Châtaignier.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida7,263
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida3,506
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta2,965
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,931
- Green-Winged OrchidAnacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase · Liliopsida2,658
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta2,463
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida2,269
- Alpine ibexCapra ibex Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia2,082
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 2.7 — 2022-08-234 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Valais
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Châtaignier
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library