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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5595,Lat: 46.5669
Elevation	510 meter above sea level
Local time	12:00:35pm
Name province/region	Vaud
Name Subregion	Ouest lausannois
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Villars-Sainte-Croix

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mex (VD)	1.4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Bussigny-près-Lausanne	2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vufflens-la-Ville	2 km	NorthWest
4 Crissier	2 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Sullens	2.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	235 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	322 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 5.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 6.8 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 12.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 58%, low mountains: 42%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 50 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.6 km2

14.8%

Agriculture

42.7 km2

54.3%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

22.5 km2

28.6%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Villars-Ste-Croix in country Switzerland

Villars-Ste-Croix at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	17 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	23 km	EastSouthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	63 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Crissier

Type of weather in Crissier	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.8 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	05:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam