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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4235,Lat: 46.6055
Elevation	643 meter above sea level
Local time	6:34:49am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Morges
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Mauraz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Villars Bozon	1.2 km	West
2 L'Isle	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Chavannes-le-Veyron	2.1 km	East
4 Cuarnens	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Pampigny	2.8 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	87 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	244 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	328 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 301 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 Lac de Joux (8.8 km² at a height of around 1003 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 14 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 13.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 88%, moderate high mountains: 12%, 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 agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Plateaulandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage vallonné du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 47 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.3 km2

32.2%

Agriculture

50.4 km2

64.2%

Urban area

2.8 km2

3.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mauraz in country Switzerland

Mauraz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	28 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	35 km	EastSouthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	56 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Mauraz
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at L'Isle

Type of weather in L'Isle	moderate rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.9 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam