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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1904,Lat: 46.3935
Elevation	506 meter above sea level
Local time	22:32:40pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Nyon
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Grens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Signy	0.7 km	SouthEast
2 Chéserex	1.4 km	NorthWest
3 Avenex	1.7 km	East
4 Borex	1.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Eysins	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	114 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	268 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	311 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 293 km (direction SouthEast).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 4 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col de la Givrine with a height of 1228 meter (at a distance of 10 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 2.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 58%, low mountains: 37%, moderate high mountains: 4%, 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
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 18 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.8 km2

20%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

44.3 km2

56.4%

Viticulture

1.1 km2

1.4%

Urban area

12.1 km2

15.5%

Water - Lakes

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Grens in country Switzerland

Grens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	44 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	50 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	65 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grens

Type of weather in Grens	broken clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam