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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.7429,Lat: 46.5828
Elevation	821 meter above sea level
Local time	15:01:21pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Lavaux-Oron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montpreveyres

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mézières (VD)	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Corcelles-le-Jorat	2.8 km	North
3 Mollie-Margot	3 km	South
4 Servion	3.2 km	EastSouthEast
5 Ferlens (VD)	3.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	67 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	221 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	321 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 286 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Aare, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. 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 10 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 17.9 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 15 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 44%, moderate high mountains: 56%, The hills are mainly eastern 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
Futterbaugeprägte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines du Plateau suisse marqué par les cultures fourragè

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 62 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.3 km2

38.6%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

43.6 km2

55.5%

Urban area

4.4 km2

5.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montpreveyres in country Switzerland

Montpreveyres at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	10 km	South
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	14 km	SouthSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	58 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ropraz

Type of weather in Ropraz	moderate rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam