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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5299,Lat: 46.7597
Elevation	556 meter above sea level
Local time	22:59:34pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Jura-Nord vaudois
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rances

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Valeyres-sous-Rances	0.8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Sergey	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Mathod	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
4 L'Abergement	3.2 km	West
5 Baulmes	3.3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	73 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	232 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	318 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 311 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 9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 6.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.6 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 36%, low mountains: 50%, moderate high mountains: 13%, high mountains: 1%, 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 agriculture.

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

Name
Ackerbaugeprägte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines du Plateau suisse marqué par les grandes cultures

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.2 km2

28.3%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

52.4 km2

66.8%

Viticulture

0.4 km2

0.4%

Urban area

3.4 km2

4.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rances in country Switzerland

Rances at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	34 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	40 km	SouthSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	45 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rances

Type of weather in Rances	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam