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St-Saphorin (Lavaux)

General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.7955,Lat: 46.4729
Elevation	529 meter above sea level
Local time	6:35:13am
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Lavaux-Oron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rivaz	1.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Chexbres	1.6 km	NorthWest
3 Corseaux	2.9 km	East
4 Chardonne	3.1 km	East
5 Puidoux	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	72 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	221 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	308 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 273 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 0.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 15.5 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 4.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.1 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 59%, low mountains: 30%, moderate high mountains: 10%, 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
Seefläche -- Lac

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 59 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.7 km2

11%

Agriculture

16.8 km2

21.3%

Viticulture

4.5 km2

5.7%

Urban area

8.3 km2

10.6%

Water - Lakes

39.6 km2

50.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of St-Saphorin (Lavaux) in country Switzerland

St-Saphorin (Lavaux) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	2.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	4.3 km	WestNorthWest
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	70 km	North

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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	few clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.37 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	05:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam