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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3114,Lat: 46.5084
Elevation	742 meter above sea level
Local time	18:12:42pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Morges
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gimel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 St-Oyens	1.1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Saubraz	1.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Essertines-sur-Rolle	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Bière	3.6 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Pizy	3.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	99 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	255 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	320 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 297 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 5.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Marchairuz with a height of 1447 meter (at a distance of 6.8 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 2%, low mountains: 61%, moderate high mountains: 37%, 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 forest.

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 34 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.9 km2

43.2%

Agriculture

33.8 km2

43.1%

Viticulture

3.8 km2

4.8%

Urban area

6 km2

7.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gimel in country Switzerland

Gimel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	33 km	East
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	40 km	East
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	58 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Gimel
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gimel

Type of weather in Gimel	light rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.62 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam