St-Saphorin-sur-MorgesGeneral 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 | 0:17:58am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Vaud | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Morges | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Echichens |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 85 km | 
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| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 241 km |
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| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 321 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe 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)
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 |
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| Agriculture |
52.8 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
2.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
12.8 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.6 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
2.7 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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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
Social media - Maps
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