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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.248,Lat: 46.4406
Elevation	549 meter above sea level
Local time	20:21:40pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Nyon
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Begnins

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vich	1.3 km	South
2 Coinsins	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luins	2.1 km	East
4 Gland	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Genolier	2.4 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	107 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	262 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	314 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 294 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 3.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col de la Givrine with a height of 1228 meter (at a distance of 11.8 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.3 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 46%, low mountains: 42%, moderate high mountains: 13%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
Rebbaulandschaft -- Paysage viticole

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 25 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.8 km2

23.9%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

41 km2

52.2%

Viticulture

4.7 km2

5.9%

Urban area

10.8 km2

13.8%

Water - Lakes

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Begnins in country Switzerland

Begnins at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	39 km	East
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	45 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	62 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Begnins

Type of weather in Begnins	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam