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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.1379,Lat: 46.6964
Elevation	831 meter above sea level
Local time	9:17:03am
Name province/region	Fribourg
Name Subregion	La Gruyère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	La Roche

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pont-la-Ville	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Treyvaux	3.4 km	North
3 Hauteville	3.5 km	SouthWest
4 Rossens (FR)	3.7 km	NorthWest
5 Avry-devant-Pont	3.9 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	36 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	188 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	330 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 282 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 (reservoir) is Lac de la Gruyère (9.1 km² at a height of around 676 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vanil Noir with a height of 2389 meter (at a distance of 18.7 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 38.5 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 38%, moderate high mountains: 52%, high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 94 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.5 km2

36.3%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

41.8 km2

53.2%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.6%

Water - Lakes

5.3 km2

6.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Roche in country Switzerland

La Roche at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	35 km	SouthWest
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	37 km	NorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	38 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Roche

Type of weather in La Roche	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	05:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam