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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8294,Lat: 46.5248
Elevation	693 meter above sea level
Local time	3:46:53am
Name province/region	Fribourg
Name Subregion	La Veveyse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Granges (Veveyse)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bossonnens	1.6 km	EastSouthEast
2 Palézieux-Gare	2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Les Thioleyres	2.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Attalens	2.2 km	SouthEast
5 Ecoteaux	3.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	66 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	217 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	313 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 277 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 6.3 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 21.5 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 74%, moderate high mountains: 26%, 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
Stark geformte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines au relief prononcé

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 64 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.2 km2

21.9%

Agriculture

54.7 km2

69.6%

Urban area

5.5 km2

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Granges (Veveyse) in country Switzerland

Granges (Veveyse) 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	6.3 km	South
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	7.4 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	64 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Attalens

Type of weather in Attalens	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam