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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8983,Lat: 46.6516
Elevation	724 meter above sea level
Local time	13:28:59pm
Name province/region	Fribourg
Name Subregion	La Glâne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Siviriez

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lieffrens	1.7 km	South
2 Siviriez	1.8 km	WestNorthWest
3 Villaranon	1.8 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Sommentier	1.8 km	SouthEast
5 Prez-vers-Siviriez	2.4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	53 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	207 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	326 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 286 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 la Gruyère (9.1 km² at a height of around 676 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vanil Noir with a height of 2389 meter (at a distance of 23.5 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 25.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 48%, moderate high mountains: 52%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 76 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.3 km2

14.4%

Agriculture

64 km2

81.5%

Urban area

3.2 km2

4.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chavannes-les-Forts in country Switzerland

Chavannes-les-Forts 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	21 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	21 km	SouthWest
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	50 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lieffrens

Type of weather in Lieffrens	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam