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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.7793,Lat: 46.4822
Elevation	629 meter above sea level
Local time	7:00:56am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Lavaux-Oron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chexbres

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rivaz	0.6 km	South
2 St-Saphorin (Lavaux)	1.6 km	SouthEast
3 Puidoux	2 km	North
4 Epesses	2.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Riex	3.6 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	72 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	222 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	309 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 275 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 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 16.5 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 50%, low mountains: 38%, moderate high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is water.

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 58 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.5 km2

12.1%

Agriculture

22.7 km2

28.8%

Viticulture

5 km2

6.4%

Urban area

6.4 km2

8.2%

Water - Lakes

34.3 km2

43.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chexbres in country Switzerland

Chexbres at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	4.1 km	EastSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	69 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chexbres

Type of weather in Chexbres	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.29 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam