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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6642,Lat: 46.6368
Elevation	666 meter above sea level
Local time	19:14:34pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Gros-de-Vaud
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montilliez

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bottens	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Poliez-Pittet	1.9 km	SouthEast
3 Echallens	2.3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Malapalud	2.7 km	SouthWest
5 Villars-le-Terroir	3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	69 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	225 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	328 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 294 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 14.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 17.4 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 20.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 28 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 83%, moderate high mountains: 17%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 61 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.3 km2

22.1%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

55.5 km2

70.7%

Urban area

5.4 km2

6.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Poliez-le-Grand in country Switzerland

Poliez-le-Grand at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	17 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	23 km	SouthSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	53 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gros-de-Vaud District

Type of weather in Gros-de-Vaud District	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam