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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4735,Lat: 46.6944
Elevation	682 meter above sea level
Local time	18:39:44pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Jura-Nord vaudois
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Croy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Romainmôtier	1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Envy	1.2 km	WestSouthWest
3 Juriens	1.9 km	West
4 Bretonnières	1.9 km	North
5 Bofflens	2.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	79 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	238 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	325 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 307 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 Joux (8.8 km² at a height of around 1003 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 21.3 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.7 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 6%, low mountains: 72%, moderate high mountains: 22%, 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 forest.

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

Name
Hügellandschaft des Faltenjuras -- Paysage de collines du Jura plissé

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.9 km2

48.2%

Agriculture

37.8 km2

48.1%

Viticulture

0.7 km2

0.8%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Croy in country Switzerland

Croy at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	31 km	SouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	37 km	SouthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	53 km	NorthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Romainmôtier

Type of weather in Romainmôtier	clear sky
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam