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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5306,Lat: 46.7245
Elevation	488 meter above sea level
Local time	13:48:57pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Jura-Nord vaudois
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Orbe

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Agiez	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Montcherand	2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Le Pâquier	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Valeyres-sous-Rances	3.2 km	North
5 Bofflens	3.2 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	74 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	233 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	322 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 308 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 is Lac de Neuchâtel (212.8 km² at a height of around 428 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 24.1 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8.1 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.4 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 49%, low mountains: 51%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Ackerbaugeprägte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines du Plateau suisse marqué par les grandes cultures

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 63 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.1 km2

15.4%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

60.6 km2

77.2%

Viticulture

1 km2

1.3%

Urban area

4.4 km2

5.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Orbe in country Switzerland

Orbe at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	31 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	37 km	SouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	48 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orbe

Type of weather in Orbe	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.31 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:37 Europe/Amsterdam