Raron: facts

At a glance

• Country: Switzerland
• Region: Valais
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 1,944
• Coordinates: 46.3120° N, 7.8003° E
• Time zone: Europe/Zurich (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Franc (CHF)
• Distance to the capital, Bern: 76 km (47 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bern Airport (BRN): 71 km (44 mi), straight line
• Lugano Airport (LUG): 92 km (57 mi), straight line
• Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP, Italy): 104 km (65 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Visp: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• Leuk: 13 km (8 mi)
• Brig: 14 km (9 mi)
• Veyras: 20 km (13 mi)
• Sierre: 20 km (13 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bern, 76 km (47 mi)