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Leysin
Vaudvillage
Total population
4,000
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Vaud, Switzerland, Leysin stands as a village. Located at 46.344°, 7.015°, Leysin occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 4,000. The location receives about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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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
- Cross GentianGentiana cruciata L. · Magnoliopsida17,143
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta5,580
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta3,473
- Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis L. · Magnoliopsida2,841
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,662
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,649
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,443
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida2,364
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 Vaud
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 5407
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,659
- Wikidata
- Q69610
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771