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General 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	18:45:02pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Lavaux-Oron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bourg-en-Lavaux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cully	0.8 km	SouthWest
2 Epesses	1 km	EastSouthEast
3 Villette (Lavaux)	2 km	West
4 Chexbres	3.6 km	EastSouthEast
5 Puidoux	3.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	74 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	225 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	311 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The 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)

Name
Rebbaulandschaft -- Paysage viticole

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

6.9%

Agriculture

25.5 km2

32.5%

Viticulture

5.2 km2

6.6%

Urban area

8 km2

10.2%

Water - Lakes

33.7 km2

42.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riex in country Switzerland

Riex at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	0.9 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	7.8 km	EastSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	68 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cully

Type of weather in Cully	clear sky
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	14 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam