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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0635,Lat: 46.2737
Elevation	1150 meter above sea level
Local time	11:15:28am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Aigle
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gryon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Posses	1.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Frenières-sur-Bex	1.6 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Huémoz	3.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Javerne	4.1 km	South
5 Bex	5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	211 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	283 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 243 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 l'Hongrin (1.5 km² at a height of around 1254 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.6 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 10.2 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 15.3 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 6%, low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 43%, high mountains: 37%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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

45.1 km2

57.4%

Nature

8.4 km2

10.7%

Agriculture

15.7 km2

20%

Viticulture

1.4 km2

1.7%

Urban area

7.6 km2

9.7%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gryon in country Switzerland

Gryon 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	28 km	NorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	34 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 Gryon

Type of weather in Gryon	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:34 Europe/Amsterdam