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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.129,Lat: 46.4734
Elevation	1148 meter above sea level
Local time	5:48:54am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Château-d'Oex

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rossinière	3.6 km	West
2 Ciernes Picat	4.8 km	NorthEast
3 L'Etivaz	5.8 km	South
4 La Tine	5.9 km	West
5 Rougemont	6.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	58 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	197 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	305 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 260 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 (reservoir) is Lac de l'Hongrin (1.5 km² at a height of around 1254 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.9 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vanil Noir with a height of 2389 meter (at a distance of 6.3 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 24.2 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 34 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 56%, high mountains: 44%, The hills are mainly northern 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
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 83 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.4 km2

37.4%

Nature

11.9 km2

15.2%

Agriculture

33.5 km2

42.7%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Rock-Sand

1.5 km2

1.9%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Château-d'Oex in country Switzerland

Château-d'Oex 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	23 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	30 km	West
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	58 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chateau-d'Oex

Type of weather in Chateau-d'Oex	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam