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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5255,Lat: 46.6524
Elevation	474 meter above sea level
Local time	4:49:50am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Morges
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Eclépens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Sarraz	1.2 km	NorthWest
2 Orny	1.5 km	North
3 Pompaples	1.9 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Villars	2 km	South
5 Lussery	2.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	77 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	235 km	EastNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	330 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 301 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 Lac de Joux (8.8 km² at a height of around 1003 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.1 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 16.1 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 13.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 35%, low mountains: 65%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
Plateaulandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage vallonné du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 56 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.7 km2

23.8%

Agriculture

54.3 km2

69%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

4.4 km2

5.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Eclépens in country Switzerland

Eclépens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	25 km	SouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	31 km	SouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	55 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Sarraz

Type of weather in La Sarraz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam