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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8373,Lat: 46.5747
Elevation	684 meter above sea level
Local time	4:32:12am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Lavaux-Oron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Oron

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oron-la-Ville	0.9 km	WestSouthWest
2 Chesalles-sur-Oron	1.2 km	East
3 Chapelle (Glâne)	1.4 km	North
4 Gillarens	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Bussigny-sur-Oron	1.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	62 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	214 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	319 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 281 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 Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.9 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 24.2 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 16.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 75%, moderate high mountains: 25%, The hills are mainly western 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
Futterbaugeprägte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines du Plateau suisse marqué par les cultures fourragè

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 67 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.5 km2

17.2%

Agriculture

61.6 km2

78.4%

Urban area

3.5 km2

4.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oron-le-Châtel in country Switzerland

Oron-le-Châtel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	12 km	SouthWest
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	12 km	South
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	59 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oron-la-Ville

Type of weather in Oron-la-Ville	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam