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Crans-Montana

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Crans-Montana is a municipality and ski resort in the predominantly French-speaking district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The municipality was formed on 1 January 2017 by merging Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne, while the resort itself grew from the fusion of the two centres of Crans and Montana and spreads over several municipalities. It stands on a plateau above Sierre at about 1,500 metres above sea level, with views over the Valais Alps and the Weisshorn, and its pistes reach the Plaine Morte Glacier below the Pointe de la Plaine Morte at 2,927 metres. The resort hosted the 1987 Alpine World Ski Championships and the Omega European Masters golf tournament, and the Les Roches hotel management school is located here. The municipality covers 59.66 square kilometres and had 10,218 inhabitants in December 2020.

Facts
Population
10,218 1
Area (sq km)
59.66 1
Elevation (m)
1499 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 1
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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1. Crans-Montana (Wikipedia)
  • Demographics
    The municipality has a population (as of December 2020) of 10,218.
  • Geography
    Crans-Montana has an area, as of 2009, of 59.66 km2
  • Climate
    Crans-Montana has a warm summer humid continental climate, (Dfb) according to the Köppen climate classification.
  • Part Of: Switzerland, Lead
    is a municipality and ski resort in the predominantly French-speaking district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Lead, placement
    is a municipality and ski resort in the predominantly French-speaking district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 46.3119,7.4825
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 46.3119,7.4825, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 46.3119,7.4825, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
"elevation": 1499.0
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3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Zurich, current rule
Quote, Zone Europe/Zurich, current rule
1:00 EU CE%sT
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