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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5715,Lat: 46.5278
Elevation	403 meter above sea level
Local time	10:26:00am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Ouest lausannois
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chavannes-près-Renens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ecublens (VD)	0.6 km	North
2 Renens (VD)	1.5 km	NorthEast
3 Denges	2.3 km	West
4 Echandens	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Saint-Sulpice (VD)	2.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	81 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	235 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	317 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 288 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 1.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 3.5 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.2 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 83%, low mountains: 17%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.6 km2

5.8%

Agriculture

14.5 km2

18.4%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

32.9 km2

41.9%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

22 km2

28%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chavannes-près-Renens in country Switzerland

Chavannes-près-Renens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	14 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	21 km	EastSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	67 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Écublens

Type of weather in Écublens	moderate rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam