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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.7821,Lat: 46.5001
Elevation	657 meter above sea level
Local time	17:51:01pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Lavaux-Oron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Puidoux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chexbres	2 km	South
2 Rivaz	2.6 km	South
3 Epesses	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 St-Saphorin (Lavaux)	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Riex	3.7 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	71 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	221 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	311 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 276 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 2.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 18.5 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.8 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 25%, low mountains: 61%, moderate high mountains: 13%, The hills are mainly southern 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 59 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.8 km2

16.3%

Agriculture

38.4 km2

48.9%

Viticulture

4.7 km2

Urban area

6.2 km2

7.8%

Water - Lakes

15.7 km2

20%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Puidoux in country Switzerland

Puidoux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	5.1 km	SouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	67 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Puidoux

Type of weather in Puidoux	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam