LeysinGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.0138,Lat: 46.3442  |
| Elevation | 1511 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:32:04pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Vaud | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Aigle | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Leysin |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 75 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 211 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 252 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 7.8 km in Northern direction).
The nearest mountain is Col des Mosses with a height of 1445 meter (at a distance of 9.2 km and direction NorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 13.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 5%, low mountains: 10%, moderate high mountains: 46%, high mountains: 39%, 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 71 km and direction West).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
41.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
15.9 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
14.4 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
2.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Leysin in country Switzerland
Leysin at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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