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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2304,Lat: 46.6074
Elevation	1049 meter above sea level
Local time	11:04:12am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Jura-Nord vaudois
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Le Chenit

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Solliat	1.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vers chez Grosjean	4.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Le Lieu	6 km	NorthEast
4 Le Séchey	8 km	NorthEast
5 L'Abbaye	8.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	100 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	258 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	333 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 310 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 Lac de Joux (8.8 km² at a height of around 1003 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Marchairuz with a height of 1447 meter (at a distance of 6.3 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 3.5 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.9 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 96%, high mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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
Hügellandschaft des Faltenjuras -- Paysage de collines du Jura plissé

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 42 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47.9 km2

61%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Wet nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

21.2 km2

27%

Urban area

3.3 km2

4.2%

Water - Lakes

3.8 km2

4.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Le Chenit in country Switzerland

Le Chenit at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	42 km	EastSouthEast
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	46 km	NorthNorthWest
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	49 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Le Chenit

Type of weather in Le Chenit	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam