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La Tzoumaz

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Total population

6,000

Air quality index

33Good
Coordinates46.14°, 7.23°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Valais, Switzerland, La Tzoumaz is a small village. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (46.144°, 7.235°). Around 6,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience 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. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.1444
Longitude
7.2349
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
33
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
83
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
402,013
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Narrow-leaved Ragwort
    Senecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida
    5,210
  • red deer
    Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    3,585
  • Marbled White
    Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    2,707
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    2,624
  • king-fingers
    Anacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase · Liliopsida
    2,591
  • Butterfly-bush
    Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
    2,562
  • Queen of Spain Fritillary
    Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    2,125
  • Alpine ibex
    Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    2,083

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
250
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2005-09-08

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Valais

Browse all places in Valais →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,309

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

Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae
Seen 2026-06-11
Holcostethus sphacelatus
Holcostethus sphacelatus
Holcostethus sphacelatus
Seen 2026-06-08
Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Red-breasted Carrion Beetle
Oiceoptoma thoracicum
Seen 2026-06-08
May Lily
May Lily
Maianthemum bifolium
Seen 2026-06-08
Nettle-leaved Speedwell
Nettle-leaved Speedwell
Veronica urticifolia
Seen 2026-06-08
Herb Paris
Herb Paris
Paris quadrifolia
Seen 2026-06-08
cypress spurge
cypress spurge
Euphorbia cyparissias
Seen 2026-06-08
Speckled Yellow
Speckled Yellow
Pseudopanthera macularia
Seen 2026-06-08
tobacco-coloured longhorn beetle
tobacco-coloured longhorn beetle
Alosterna tabacicolor
Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of La Tzoumaz, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Fingerpost Tzoumaz (1506m) 2021-06-13 — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland0 miFingerpost Tzoumaz (1520m) 2021-06-13 — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland0.1 miMayens-de-Riddes — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland0.3 miFingerpost near Chablotays 2021-06-13 — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland0.4 miTaillay's sight to "Tête des Etablons" - panoramio — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1 miLes Combes sight to "Petit Muveran" - panoramio — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1 miTaillay on fall - panoramio — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1 mi"Chez Simon" on summer - panoramio — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.1 miFingerpost Crête de Seu 2021-06-13 — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.1 miRoute des mayens sight to "Dent de Favre" - panoramio — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.2 miIsérables, église — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.2 miFingerpost near Crête de Seu 2021-06-13 — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.2 miAlpage de Saxon on spring - panoramio — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miIsérables, église, vue intérieure — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miIsérables, église. Maître-autle provenant de l'ancienne chapelle — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miIsérables, église. Maître-autel provenant de l'ancienne chapelle — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miIsérables, église. Autel secondaire Saint-Joseph — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miIsérables, église. Vitrail 1 — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miIsérables, église. Vitrail 2 — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miIsérables, église. Vitraux. Signature de Jean-Claude Morend, 1963 — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miIsérables, église. Fonts baptismaux — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miIsérables, église. Baptême de Jésus, anciennement sur les fonts baptismaux — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miIsérables, église. Source sous l'église — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.3 miCroix de Coeur's area sight toward "Sanetsch horn" on spring - panoramio — La Tzoumaz, Switzerland1.4 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org