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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1927,Lat: 46.3328
Elevation	411 meter above sea level
Local time	10:22:12am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Nyon
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Founex

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Coppet	1.9 km	South
2 Céligny	2 km	North
3 Commugny	2.1 km	SouthWest
4 Chavannes-de-Bogis	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Crans-près-Céligny	2.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	118 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	270 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	304 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 287 km (direction SouthEast).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 0.9 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 14.2 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 2.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is water.

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 12 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.4 km2

8.1%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

24.5 km2

31.2%

Viticulture

1 km2

1.3%

Urban area

11.3 km2

14.4%

Water - Lakes

33.6 km2

42.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Founex in country Switzerland

Founex at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	46 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	51 km	EastNorthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	71 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Founex

Type of weather in Founex	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	14 hour and 60 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam