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Municipality

Yens

Located in Morges District, Canton of Vaud Coordinates: 46°31′37″ N 6°24′24″ E

Map showing the location of Yens Yens
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,473
1.5K
Elevation
637 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Yens
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport39 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport71 km

About Yens

Yens is a municipality. Location: Morges District, Canton of Vaud. Population: 1,473. Elevation: 637 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Lac Aubonne and Signal de Bougy.

Climate of Yens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (122 mm)
Driest month
March (85 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 Yens
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°12°17°20°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°13°12°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)99978591105122103101110110113110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Yens

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 39 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 17 km to the east.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 39 kmsouthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 71 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 94 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 17 kmeast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 86 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 92 kmnortheast
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 137 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Yens

Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 2,269 natural sites, 407 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km72 places

  • Lac de Joux Lake 16 kmNW
  • Lake Leman Lake 11 kmSE
  • Lac Brenet Lake 17 kmN
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 4 kmW

25–60 km688 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 38 kmE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 56 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 57 kmNE
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 55 kmE

60–100 km2,107 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 93 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 83 kmNE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 85 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 69 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Yens

1 place
  1. 1 Yens 997

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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