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Forel-sur-Lucens

General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8254,Lat: 46.7274
Elevation	688 meter above sea level
Local time	7:22:09am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Broye-Vully
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forel-sur-Lucens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cremin	1.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Praratoud	1.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Cheiry	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Prévondavaux	2.4 km	West
5 Lucens	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	53 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	210 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 296 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 Lac de Neuchâtel (212.8 km² at a height of around 428 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Lac de Neuchâtel with a height of 429 meter (at a distance of 16.2 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 28.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 10%, low mountains: 88%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 77 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.8 km2

23.9%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

56.1 km2

71.4%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forel-sur-Lucens in country Switzerland

Forel-sur-Lucens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	27 km	SouthSouthWest
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	29 km	South
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	42 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lucens

Type of weather in Lucens	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam