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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5085,Lat: 46.6134
Elevation	573 meter above sea level
Local time	13:02:57pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Morges
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Cossonay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Penthalaz	1.5 km	East
2 Allens	1.5 km	South
3 Senarclens	2.2 km	SouthWest
4 Lussery	2.3 km	NorthEast
5 Penthaz	2.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	237 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	328 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 298 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 10.8 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 12 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 16.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 32%, low mountains: 68%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
Plateaulandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage vallonné du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 52 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.5 km2

13.3%

Agriculture

62.2 km2

79.1%

Urban area

5.9 km2

7.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cossonay in country Switzerland

Cossonay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	23 km	SouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	29 km	SouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	60 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cossonay District

Type of weather in Cossonay District	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam