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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4892,Lat: 46.5461
Elevation	507 meter above sea level
Local time	13:28:00pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Morges
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Echichens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Colombier (VD)	1.6 km	NorthWest
2 Monnaz	2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Romanel-sur-Morges	2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Vaux-sur-Morges	2.1 km	SouthWest
5 Bremblens	2.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	85 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	241 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	321 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 293 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 3.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 5.6 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 14 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 62%, low mountains: 38%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Plateaulandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage vallonné du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 45 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.2 km2

9.1%

Agriculture

52.8 km2

67.2%

Viticulture

2.3 km2

2.9%

Urban area

12.8 km2

16.2%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

2.7 km2

3.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of St-Saphorin-sur-Morges in country Switzerland

St-Saphorin-sur-Morges at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	21 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	28 km	EastSouthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	64 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Morges District

Type of weather in Morges District	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam