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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5869,Lat: 46.5364
Elevation	437 meter above sea level
Local time	16:37:05pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Ouest lausannois
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Renens (VD)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ecublens (VD)	1.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Prilly	1.4 km	EastSouthEast
3 Chavannes-près-Renens	1.5 km	SouthWest
4 Jouxtens-Mézery	1.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Crissier	2 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	234 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	318 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 288 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 2 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 5 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.6 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 65%, low mountains: 35%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Stadtlandschaft -- Paysage urbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 49 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.7 km2

8.5%

Agriculture

17.1 km2

21.8%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

36.9 km2

46.9%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.2%

Water - Lakes

12.7 km2

16.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Renens (VD) in country Switzerland

Renens (VD) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	13 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	20 km	EastSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	66 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Renens (VD)

Type of weather in Renens (VD)	light rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam