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Zinal
Valaisvillage
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Valais, Switzerland, Zinal stands as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Zinal maps to 46.136°, 7.627° — squarely within the temperate belt. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by 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. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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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
- red deerCervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia2,461
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta1,864
- Chalk-hill BlueLysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) · Insecta1,834
- chamoisRupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia1,724
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta1,682
- Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida1,651
- Warty CabbageBunias orientalis L. · Magnoliopsida1,516
- Swiss Brassy RingletErebia tyndarus Esper, 1777 · Insecta1,427
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
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Zinal
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library