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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3638,Lat: 46.5772
Elevation	844 meter above sea level
Local time	13:23:24pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Morges
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Mollens (VD)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montricher	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Ballens	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Berolle	3 km	SouthWest
4 Villars Bozon	4.6 km	NorthEast
5 Pampigny	4.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	92 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	249 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	326 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 8.4 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Marchairuz with a height of 1447 meter (at a distance of 9.1 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 13.1 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 62%, moderate high mountains: 25%, high mountains: 13%, 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 forest.

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 42 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.4 km2

48.9%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.5%

Agriculture

35.9 km2

45.7%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mollens (VD) in country Switzerland

Mollens (VD) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	31 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	38 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	55 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mollens

Type of weather in Mollens	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam