SITTEN

Valais · SWITZERLAND (CH) · 46.23°N / 7.36°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,658,576

Sitten is a city in Switzerland with a population of 34,708. It sits at 46.23/7.36, runs on Europe/Zurich, is 2 km from Savièse.

Population 34,708

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation 500m

Timezone Europe/Zurich

All facts

fields

Country: Switzerland
Subdivision: Valais
Coords: 46.23°N / 7.36°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Savièse Valais 5,575 2.8 km

SE Vex Valais 1,418 3.7 km

W Conthey Valais 8,792 4.1 km

NE Grimisuat Valais 2,332 4.2 km

SW Basse-Nendaz Valais 5,410 5.3 km

NE Saint-Léonard Valais 1,937 5.5 km

W Vétroz Valais 4,137 6.0 km

N Arbaz Valais 862 6.1 km

SE Hérémence Valais 1,331 6.5 km

NE Ayent Valais 3,243 7.4 km

Air access

nearby

SIR

Sion Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

LSYZ

Altiport du Glacier de Tsanfleuron

Small airport

14.0 km

LSYQ

Croix de Coeur Altiport

Small airport

14.9 km

LSYR

Rosa Blanche Mountain Landing Site

Small airport

18.5 km

LSHA

Gstaad-Inn Grund Heliport

Heliport

23.4 km

FAQ

11 questions

What is the population of Sitten?: 34,708 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Sitten in?: Europe/Zurich.
Which country is Sitten in?: Switzerland (CH).
Which airport serves Sitten?: Sion Airport (SIR).
How far is Sitten from Bern?: About 80 km.
Does Sitten have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Switzerland?: French and Italian.
What currency is used in Switzerland?: Swiss Franc.
How many cities are in Switzerland?: 1,895 on record.
Which admin region is Sitten in?: Valais.
What is the elevation of Sitten?: 500 meters.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2658576

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  "data": {
    "id": 2658576,
    "name": "Sitten",
    "ascii_name": "Sitten",
    "country_code": "CH",
    "population": 34708,
    "elevation": 500,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Zurich",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 46.22739,
    "longitude": 7.35559
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6.2x the population of Savièse.
2 km from Savièse.
Same timezone (Europe/Zurich) as 1,894 other cities in Switzerland.