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Municipality

Echallens

Located in Gros-de-Vaud District, Canton of Vaud Coordinates: 46°38′18″ N 6°38′07″ E

Map showing the location of Echallens Echallens
Location in Switzerland
Population
5,726
5.7K
Elevation
619 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Echallens
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport60 km
BRN Bern Airport73 km

About Echallens

Echallens is a municipality. Location: Gros-de-Vaud District, Canton of Vaud. Population: 5,726. Elevation: 619 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Olympic Museum and Sendeturm Sottens.

Climate of Echallens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (123 mm)
Driest month
March (79 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Echallens
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°21°24°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°8°11°13°13°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)8785798910212310410410610310396

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Echallens

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 60 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 14 km to the south.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 60 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 73 kmnortheast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 89 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 14 kmsouth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 61 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 71 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 125 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Echallens

Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 2,810 natural sites, 441 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Lac Brenet Lake 24 kmW
  • Lac de Brêt Lake 17 kmSE
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 25 kmSW
  • Barrage du Day Lake 21 kmNW

25–60 km935 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 29 kmSE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 36 kmE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 50 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 37 kmNE

60–100 km2,445 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 71 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 90 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Echallens

1 place
  1. 1 Échallens 5.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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