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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0687,Lat: 46.3504
Elevation	1097 meter above sea level
Local time	13:43:08pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Aigle
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ormont-Dessous

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Sépey	1.8 km	NorthWest
2 La Comballaz	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Leysin	4.3 km	West
4 Panex	6 km	SouthWest
5 Veyges	6.4 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	72 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	207 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	292 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 250 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 7.3 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col des Mosses with a height of 1445 meter (at a distance of 6 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 17.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 1%, moderate high mountains: 39%, high mountains: 59%, 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
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 75 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.2 km2

44.8%

Nature

16.3 km2

20.7%

Agriculture

24.8 km2

31.5%

Urban area

2 km2

2.6%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Forclaz in country Switzerland

La Forclaz 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	23 km	NorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	29 km	NorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	72 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Forclaz

Type of weather in La Forclaz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam