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Sankt Niklaus
Valaisvillage
Total population
2,268
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Valais, Switzerland, Sankt Niklaus stands as a village. Public datasets list a population of roughly 2,268. Its coordinates of 46.177°, 7.803° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter 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. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Sankt Niklaus.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida6,698
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta4,099
- Swiss Brassy RingletErebia tyndarus Esper, 1777 · Insecta3,044
- Alpine Zephyr BlueKretania trappi (Verity, 1927) · Insecta2,923
- Chalk-hill BlueLysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) · Insecta2,750
- Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida2,493
- Scotch BurnetZygaena exulans (Hohenwarth, 1792) · Insecta2,296
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,271
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org