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Forel (Lavaux)

General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.7605,Lat: 46.5362
Elevation	731 meter above sea level
Local time	16:01:12pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Lavaux-Oron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forel (Lavaux)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cornes de Cerf	1 km	NorthEast
2 Savigny	2.2 km	West
3 Mollie-Margot	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Essertes	3.6 km	NorthEast
5 Les Thioleyres	4.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	69 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	221 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	315 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 280 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 5.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 17.5 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 0%, low mountains: 72%, moderate high mountains: 28%, 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
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 60 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.1 km2

21.8%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

54.6 km2

69.5%

Viticulture

0.9 km2

1.2%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forel (Lavaux) in country Switzerland

Forel (Lavaux) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	5 km	SouthSouthWest
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	9.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	63 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Forel (Lavaux)

Type of weather in Forel (Lavaux)	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam