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General 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	3:38:38am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Aigle
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Leysin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Veyges	2.4 km	SouthWest
2 Le Sépey	3.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Panex	3.7 km	South
4 Corbeyrier	4.2 km	West
5 La Forclaz	4.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	75 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	211 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	292 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The 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)

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 71 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.9 km2

53.3%

Nature

15.9 km2

20.2%

Agriculture

14.4 km2

18.4%

Viticulture

2.8 km2

3.6%

Urban area

3.5 km2

4.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leysin in country Switzerland

Leysin 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	20 km	NorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	26 km	NorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	75 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Feydey

Type of weather in Feydey	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam