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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8487,Lat: 46.5102
Elevation	749 meter above sea level
Local time	15:22:26pm
Name province/region	Fribourg
Name Subregion	La Veveyse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Attalens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bossonnens	1.3 km	North
2 Granges (Veveyse)	2.2 km	NorthWest
3 Remaufens	2.9 km	EastNorthEast
4 Jongny	3.2 km	South
5 Palézieux-Gare	3.6 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	66 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	216 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	311 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 274 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 5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 20.2 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.2 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 4%, low mountains: 63%, moderate high mountains: 33%, 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
Futterbaugeprägte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines du Plateau suisse marqué par les cultures fourragè

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 64 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.1 km2

23%

Agriculture

47.9 km2

61%

Viticulture

1.1 km2

1.4%

Urban area

11.4 km2

14.5%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Attalens in country Switzerland

Attalens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	4.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	8.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	66 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Attalens

Type of weather in Attalens	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.25 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam