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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.9384,Lat: 46.4317
Elevation	946 meter above sea level
Local time	4:05:24am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montreux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Glion	1 km	West
2 Veytaux	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Les Avants	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Montreux	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Chernex	2.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	69 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	212 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	302 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 263 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 1.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col des Mosses with a height of 1445 meter (at a distance of 13.2 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.7 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 31%, low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 33%, high mountains: 23%, 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 forest.

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

Name
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 67 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.1 km2

43.3%

Nature

9.8 km2

12.5%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

7 km2

Viticulture

1.3 km2

1.7%

Urban area

9.9 km2

12.6%

Water - Lakes

16.1 km2

20.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Caux in country Switzerland

Caux 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	9.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	16 km	WestNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	69 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Caux

Type of weather in Caux	clear sky
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam