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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.729,Lat: 46.6474
Elevation	771 meter above sea level
Local time	9:12:00am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Gros-de-Vaud
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Jorat-Menthue

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montaubion-Chardonney	1.1 km	West
2 Sottens	1.3 km	NorthEast
3 Peney-le-Jorat	1.7 km	South
4 Dommartin	2.1 km	West
5 Possens	2.3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	64 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	220 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	328 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 292 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 16.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 21.4 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 21.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 76%, moderate high mountains: 24%, 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
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 66 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.2 km2

29.5%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

53 km2

67.5%

Urban area

2.3 km2

2.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Villars-Mendraz in country Switzerland

Villars-Mendraz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	17 km	South
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	21 km	SouthSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	51 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Villars-Mendraz

Type of weather in Villars-Mendraz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam