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Ecublens (FR)

General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8086,Lat: 46.6081
Elevation	714 meter above sea level
Local time	13:57:21pm
Name province/region	Fribourg
Name Subregion	La Glâne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ecublens (FR)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Promasens	1.3 km	SouthEast
2 Rue	1.6 km	NorthEast
3 Vulliens	2 km	NorthWest
4 Blessens	2.2 km	East
5 Auboranges	2.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	61 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	215 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	323 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 285 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 is Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 23.6 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 19.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 89%, moderate high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly western 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
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 68 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.9 km2

16.5%

Agriculture

60.8 km2

77.5%

Urban area

4.8 km2

6.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ecublens (FR) in country Switzerland

Ecublens (FR) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	14 km	SouthSouthWest
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	16 km	South
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	55 km	North

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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	light rain
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam