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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0477,Lat: 46.271
Elevation	928 meter above sea level
Local time	11:01:59am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Aigle
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bex

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gryon	1.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Frenières-sur-Bex	2.1 km	SouthEast
3 Huémoz	2.9 km	NorthWest
4 Bex	3.8 km	SouthWest
5 Javerne	4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	81 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	212 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 244 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 Salanfe (1.8 km² at a height of around 1924 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Les Diablerets with a height of 3210 meter (at a distance of 11.5 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 14.2 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 16%, low mountains: 17%, moderate high mountains: 43%, high mountains: 24%, The hills are mainly western 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 73 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.1 km2

53.5%

Nature

5.6 km2

7.1%

Agriculture

19.8 km2

25.2%

Viticulture

1.8 km2

2.2%

Urban area

9.4 km2

11.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Posses in country Switzerland

Les Posses 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	80 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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam