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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4295,Lat: 46.5099
Elevation	487 meter above sea level
Local time	11:58:23am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Morges
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Villars-sous-Yens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Yens	1.2 km	NorthWest
2 Lussy-sur-Morges	1.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Lavigny	2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Denens	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Bussy	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	91 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	246 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	318 km	SouthSouthEast

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 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 3.7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 8.3 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.2 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 54%, low mountains: 46%, 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
Plateaulandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage vallonné du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 39 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.4 km2

13.2%

Agriculture

45.6 km2

58%

Viticulture

5.5 km2

Urban area

11 km2

14.1%

Water - Lakes

5.8 km2

7.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Villars-sous-Yens in country Switzerland

Villars-sous-Yens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	24 km	East
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	31 km	East
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	64 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Yens

Type of weather in Yens	light rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam