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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.7788,Lat: 46.4765
Elevation	530 meter above sea level
Local time	3:32:56am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Lavaux-Oron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rivaz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chexbres	0.6 km	North
2 St-Saphorin (Lavaux)	1.3 km	EastSouthEast
3 Puidoux	2.6 km	North
4 Epesses	2.9 km	NorthWest
5 Riex	3.8 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	73 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	222 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	309 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 274 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 0.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 15.9 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 4.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.2 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 58%, low mountains: 31%, moderate high mountains: 11%, 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 58 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.1 km2

10.3%

Agriculture

18.3 km2

23.3%

Viticulture

5 km2

6.4%

Urban area

6.3 km2

Water - Lakes

40.3 km2

51.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rivaz in country Switzerland

Rivaz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	3 km	NorthWest
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	4 km	EastSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	70 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chexbres

Type of weather in Chexbres	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	05:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam