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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3757,Lat: 46.5538
Elevation	695 meter above sea level
Local time	21:12:48pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Morges
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ballens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mollens (VD)	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Berolle	3 km	West
3 Bière	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Apples	4.1 km	East
5 Pampigny	4.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	93 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	249 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	324 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 298 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. 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 9.9 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Marchairuz with a height of 1447 meter (at a distance of 9.6 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 15 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 86%, moderate high mountains: 14%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 41 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.1 km2

40.8%

Agriculture

41.3 km2

52.6%

Viticulture

0.1 km2

0.1%

Urban area

5.1 km2

6.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ballens in country Switzerland

Ballens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	29 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	36 km	EastSouthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	57 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ballens

Type of weather in Ballens	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam