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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6705,Lat: 46.5552
Elevation	782 meter above sea level
Local time	22:25:52pm
Name province/region (Kanton)	Vaud
Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk)	Lausanne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Epalinges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Mont-sur-Lausanne	2.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 Montheron	3.9 km	North
3 Belmont-sur-Lausanne	3.9 km	South
4 Cugy (VD)	4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Pully	4.9 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	73 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	227 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	319 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 286 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 5.6 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 11.5 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 3%, low mountains: 59%, moderate high mountains: 39%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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 56 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.9 km2

34.2%

Agriculture

24.7 km2

31.4%

Urban area

24.8 km2

31.5%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Epalinges in country Switzerland

Epalinges at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	9.1 km	SouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	16 km	SouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	62 km	NorthNorthEast

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