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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5512,Lat: 46.5776
Elevation	494 meter above sea level
Local time	23:06:26pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Gros-de-Vaud
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Mex (VD)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vufflens-la-Ville	0.9 km	West
2 Villars-Ste-Croix	1.4 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Sullens	2.1 km	NorthEast
4 Penthaz	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Bussigny-près-Lausanne	3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	235 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	323 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 293 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 7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 7.9 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 13.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 52%, low mountains: 48%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 51 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.3 km2

15.6%

Agriculture

48.3 km2

61.5%

Urban area

17.5 km2

22.3%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mex (VD) in country Switzerland

Mex (VD) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	18 km	SouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	25 km	EastSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	62 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Crissier

Type of weather in Crissier	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam