RiexGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.7353,Lat: 46.4935  |
| Elevation | 638 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:52:06pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Vaud | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Lavaux-Oron | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Bourg-en-Lavaux |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 74 km | 
NorthEast
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 225 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 311 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 277 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 0.5 km in Southern direction).
The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 15.3 km and direction West).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 5.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7.4 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 50%, low mountains: 47%, moderate high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is water.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 56 km and direction WestSouthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
5.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
25.5 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
5.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
8 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
33.7 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Riex in country Switzerland
Riex at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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