Lucens
in Broye-Vully District of Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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Neuchatel Airport (17 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (34 mi)
- Sion Airport (41 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (43 mi)
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Annemasse Airport (45 mi) - Geneva Cointrin International Airport (48 mi)
- Montbéliard-Courcelles Airport (54 mi)
- Megève Airport (62 mi)
- Zürich Airport (96 mi)
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Torino / Caselle International Airport (111 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (117 mi)
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Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (154 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 76 mi) - Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Fernsehturm Mont Pèlerin (observation point, (15 mi)
- Zoo Rothaus (zoo, (23 mi)
- Zoo de Servion (zoo, (10 mi)
- Marmottes Paradis (zoo, (20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.709 and 6.839 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 42' 30" and E 6° 50' 21"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:52 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:36 am and 4:58 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Lucens
Lucens in Broye-Vully District (Canton of Vaud) with it's 2,192 inhabitants is located in Switzerland about 33 mi (or 53 km) south-west of Bern, the country's capital.
Local time in Lucens is now 01:52 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports in the wider vicinity of Lucens, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Neuchatel Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), South. We found 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sottens, Rueyres, Pailly, Vuarrens and Penthereaz. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 18% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Lucens reactor
The Lucens reactor at Lucens, Vaud, Switzerland, was a small pilot nuclear reactor destroyed by an accident in 1969. In 1962 the construction of a Swiss-designed pilot nuclear power plant began. The heavy-water moderated, carbon dioxide gas-cooled, reactor was built in an underground cavern and produced 30 megawatts of heat (which was used to generate 8.3 megawatts of electricity). It became critical in 1966 and the plant was decommissioned in 1988.
Moudon District
Moudon was a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Moudon. The district consisted of 32 municipalities and had an area of 119.61 km² with a population of 12273 inhabitants (End of 2003).
Nuclear power in Switzerland
Switzerland has four nuclear power plants, with five reactors in operation as of 2008. These plants produced 26.3 TWh in 2007 (up 19.5% from 2005, when 22.0 TWh were produced). Nuclear power accounts for 39.9% of the total production of electricity (65.9 TWh) in the country; the rest was produced by hydroelectric plants (55.2%) and conventional thermal or other plants (4.9%).
Lucens Castle
Lucens Castle is a castle in the municipality of Lucens in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Curtilles Castle
Curtilles Castle is a castle in the municipality of Curtilles of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Baillival Castle (Surpierre)
Baillival Castle (Surpierre) is a bailiff's castle in the municipality of Surpierre of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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