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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0311,Lat: 46.7523
Elevation	724 meter above sea level
Local time	8:03:38am
Name province/region	Fribourg
Name Subregion	La Sarine
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Cottens (FR)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Autigny	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Lentigny	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Lovens	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Chénens	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 Posat	2.6 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	38 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	195 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	325 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 291 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 6.9 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Lac de Neuchâtel with a height of 429 meter (at a distance of 20.6 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 39.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 99%, moderate high mountains: 1%, 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
Ackerbaugeprägte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines du Plateau suisse marqué par les grandes cultures

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 91 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.8 km2

18.8%

Agriculture

58.1 km2

74%

Urban area

5.3 km2

6.7%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cottens (FR) in country Switzerland

Cottens (FR) 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	35 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	36 km	SouthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	39 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Cottens (FR)
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cottens

Type of weather in Cottens	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam