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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6227,Lat: 46.6117
Elevation	617 meter above sea level
Local time	11:22:52am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Gros-de-Vaud
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Assens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Malapalud	1.5 km	NorthEast
2 Etagnières	1.5 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Bretigny-sur-Morrens	2.1 km	SouthEast
4 Bioley-Orjulaz	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Morrens (VD)	2.3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	73 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	229 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	326 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 293 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Aare, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 13.3 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 17.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 94%, moderate high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Plateaulandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage vallonné du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 57 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.6 km2

18.6%

Agriculture

54.8 km2

69.7%

Urban area

9.2 km2

11.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Assens in country Switzerland

Assens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	16 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	22 km	SouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	57 km	NorthNorthEast

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Filming Location	IMDB Assens
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Assens

Type of weather in Assens	few clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.22 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam