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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0697,Lat: 46.2599
Elevation	953 meter above sea level
Local time	7:07:48am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Aigle
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bex

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gryon	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Les Posses	2.1 km	NorthWest
3 Javerne	2.6 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Le Châtel	4.3 km	SouthWest
5 Bex	4.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	82 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	212 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	282 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 242 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 (reservoir) is Lac de Salanfe (1.8 km² at a height of around 1924 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 10.4 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 16 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 5%, low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 38%, high mountains: 43%, 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 forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 74 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.5 km2

51.6%

Nature

14.5 km2

18.5%

Agriculture

11.5 km2

14.6%

Viticulture

1 km2

1.2%

Urban area

6.5 km2

8.3%

Rock-Sand

4.5 km2

5.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Frenières-sur-Bex in country Switzerland

Frenières-sur-Bex 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	30 km	NorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	36 km	NorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	79 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bex

Type of weather in Bex	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam