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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.469,Lat: 46.5337
Elevation	489 meter above sea level
Local time	22:41:56pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Morges
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vaux-sur-Morges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Monnaz	0.9 km	EastSouthEast
2 Vufflens-le-Château	1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Chigny	1.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Denens	1.9 km	SouthWest
5 St-Saphorin-sur-Morges	2.1 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	88 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	243 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	320 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 292 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 3.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 6 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.2 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 57%, low mountains: 43%, 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 43 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6 km2

7.7%

Agriculture

53.4 km2

67.9%

Viticulture

3.2 km2

4.1%

Urban area

10.4 km2

13.3%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

5 km2

6.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vaux-sur-Morges in country Switzerland

Vaux-sur-Morges at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	22 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	29 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	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	05:57 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam