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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6841,Lat: 46.724
Elevation	639 meter above sea level
Local time	9:08:01am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Jura-Nord vaudois
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Orzens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oppens	1.3 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Ursins	1.7 km	NorthWest
3 Bioley-Magnoux	2.1 km	East
4 Gossens	2.3 km	NorthEast
5 Nonfoux	2.3 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	63 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	221 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	323 km	North

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 Aare, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Neuchâtel (212.8 km² at a height of around 428 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Lac de Neuchâtel with a height of 429 meter (at a distance of 19.8 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 18.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 4%, low mountains: 96%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 70 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.4 km2

23.4%

Agriculture

58.2 km2

74.2%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Orzens in country Switzerland

Orzens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	26 km	South
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	31 km	SouthSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	44 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oppens

Type of weather in Oppens	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam