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Gruben
Valaisvillage
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Gruben sits in Valais, Switzerland and is identified as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of 46.211°, 7.707° situate Gruben in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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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
- False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida6,785
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta4,707
- Alpine Zephyr BlueKretania trappi (Verity, 1927) · Insecta3,394
- Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida3,184
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,709
- WallLasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767) · Insecta2,295
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta2,136
- Chalk-hill BlueLysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) · Insecta2,088
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 4.1 — 2021-10-0510 km SSW of Evolène, Switzerland
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 this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org