La ForclazGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.0687,Lat: 46.3504  |
| Elevation | 1097 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:05:11pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Vaud | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Aigle | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Ormont-Dessous | | Other place with same name 1 | 
La Forclaz
Rhône-Alpes - Haute-Savoie | | Other place with same name 2 | 
La Forclaz
Valais - Hérens |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 72 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 207 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 292 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 250 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 (reservoir) is Lac de l'Hongrin (1.5 km2 at a height of around 1254 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.3 km in Northern direction).
The nearest mountain is Col des Mosses with a height of 1445 meter (at a distance of 6 km and direction NorthNorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 17.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 1%, moderate high mountains: 39%, high mountains: 59%, 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 75 km and direction West).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
35.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
16.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
24.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
2 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
0.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of La Forclaz in country Switzerland
La Forclaz at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at La Forclaz 
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