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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8672,Lat: 46.5858
Elevation	765 meter above sea level
Local time	11:31:50am
Name province/region	Fribourg
Name Subregion	La Veveyse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Martin (FR)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 St-Martin (FR)	1 km	South
2 Chesalles-sur-Oron	1.5 km	SouthWest
3 Porsel	1.6 km	North
4 Fiaugères	1.9 km	East
5 Bussigny-sur-Oron	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	60 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	212 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	320 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 281 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 13.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vanil Noir with a height of 2389 meter (at a distance of 22.4 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 17.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 46%, moderate high mountains: 54%, The hills are mainly western 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
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 70 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.7 km2

14.9%

Agriculture

64.4 km2

81.9%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Besencens in country Switzerland

Besencens 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	13 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	14 km	SouthWest
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	58 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Porsel

Type of weather in Porsel	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:38 Europe/Amsterdam