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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5742,Lat: 46.552
Elevation	468 meter above sea level
Local time	7:07:01am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Ouest lausannois
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Crissier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bussigny-près-Lausanne	1.8 km	West
2 Jouxtens-Mézery	1.8 km	East
3 Renens (VD)	2 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Villars-Ste-Croix	2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Ecublens (VD)	2.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	234 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	320 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 290 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 3.8 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 5.7 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 60%, low mountains: 40%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 50 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.6 km2

13.6%

Agriculture

28.7 km2

36.5%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

32.7 km2

41.6%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.2%

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Crissier in country Switzerland

Crissier at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	15 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	22 km	EastSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	64 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Crissier

Type of weather in Crissier	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.29 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	05:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam