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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5373,Lat: 46.6001
Elevation	466 meter above sea level
Local time	22:31:01pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Gros-de-Vaud
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Penthaz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Penthalaz	1.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Allens	2 km	West
3 Bournens	2.1 km	East
4 Vufflens-la-Ville	2.4 km	South
5 Daillens	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	79 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	235 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	326 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 296 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 is Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.5 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 10.3 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 16 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 38%, low mountains: 62%, The hills are mainly western 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
Plateaulandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage vallonné du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 52 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.9 km2

16.4%

Agriculture

59.3 km2

75.4%

Urban area

6.4 km2

8.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Penthaz in country Switzerland

Penthaz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	20 km	SouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	27 km	SouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	60 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Penthalaz

Type of weather in Penthalaz	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	05:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam