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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2317,Lat: 46.4641
Elevation	787 meter above sea level
Local time	0:06:45am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Nyon
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bassins

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Muids	1.5 km	SouthWest
2 Le Vaud	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Arzier	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Burtigny	2 km	East
5 Begnins	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	107 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	262 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	317 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 297 km (direction SouthEast).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 6.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Marchairuz with a height of 1447 meter (at a distance of 9.9 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.8 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.7 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 13%, low mountains: 40%, moderate high mountains: 48%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Ackerbaugeprägte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines du Plateau suisse marqué par les grandes cultures

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 27 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.7 km2

45.4%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

32 km2

40.7%

Viticulture

3.2 km2

4.1%

Urban area

6.6 km2

8.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bassins in country Switzerland

Bassins at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	40 km	East
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	46 km	East
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	59 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Le Vaud

Type of weather in Le Vaud	light rain
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam