Roche (VD)General information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.9304,Lat: 46.3585  |
| Elevation | 493 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:58:42pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Vaud | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Aigle | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Roche (VD) |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 76 km | 
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| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 216 km | 
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| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 294 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 257 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 4.2 km in Northern direction).
The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 11.5 km and direction West).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.3 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.1 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 60%, low mountains: 9%, moderate high mountains: 18%, high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 65 km and direction West).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
31.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
3.7 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
0.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
30.7 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
2.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
7.4 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
1.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Roche (VD) in country Switzerland
Roche (VD) at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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