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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.9437,Lat: 46.4533
Elevation	1009 meter above sea level
Local time	22:09:32pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montreux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Caux	2.4 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Chernex	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Glion	2.7 km	SouthWest
4 Montreux	3.3 km	WestSouthWest
5 Blonay	4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	67 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	211 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	304 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 265 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 is Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.4 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col des Mosses with a height of 1445 meter (at a distance of 13.6 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.8 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 14%, low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 45%, high mountains: 28%, 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 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 69 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.4 km2

45%

Nature

12 km2

15.3%

Agriculture

14.7 km2

18.7%

Viticulture

0.7 km2

0.8%

Urban area

9.8 km2

12.5%

Water - Lakes

6 km2

7.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Avants in country Switzerland

Les Avants 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	9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	16 km	WestNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	67 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Les Avants

Type of weather in Les Avants	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam