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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1788,Lat: 46.3794
Elevation	499 meter above sea level
Local time	21:48:55pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Nyon
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Borex

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Arnex-sur-Nyon	1.1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Crassier	1.4 km	WestSouthWest
3 Grens	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Signy	1.8 km	NorthEast
5 Eysins	1.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	116 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	269 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	310 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 292 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 3.7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col de la Givrine with a height of 1228 meter (at a distance of 10.5 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 1.3 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.8 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 63%, low mountains: 35%, moderate high mountains: 2%, 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
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 17 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.4 km2

15.8%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

44 km2

56.1%

Viticulture

1 km2

1.2%

Urban area

13.3 km2

17%

Water - Lakes

5.2 km2

6.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Borex in country Switzerland

Borex at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	45 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	51 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	66 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Borex
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	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Borex

Type of weather in Borex	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam