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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.9074,Lat: 46.4372
Elevation	427 meter above sea level
Local time	19:47:32pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montreux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chernex	0.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Glion	1.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Caux	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Veytaux	2.6 km	SouthEast
5 Blonay	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	70 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	214 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	303 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 265 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 0.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 14.8 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 6.7 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.4 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 52%, low mountains: 17%, moderate high mountains: 28%, high mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is water.

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

Name
Seefläche -- Lac

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 65 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.7 km2

28.8%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

8.3 km2

10.5%

Viticulture

1.6 km2

Urban area

15.2 km2

19.3%

Water - Lakes

29.3 km2

37.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montreux in country Switzerland

Montreux 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	6.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	14 km	WestNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	70 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Montreux

Type of weather in Montreux	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam