Pointe de Promenthoux (VD)
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Reserves for Waterbirds and Migratory Birds of International and National Imp. · 2001
12 km²
Commune · CHE
Nyon
Switzerland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
6 610
Observations
195 348
Area
7km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
6 610 distinct species · 195 348 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,4°C
Annual rain
1 195mm
Warmest m°
23,8°C
Coldest m°
-1,0°C
Elevation: 418 m on average (min 373 m, max 484 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,4°C
Annual rain
1 195mm
Warmest month
23,8°C
Coldest month
-1,0°C
Mean alt.
418m
Min
373m
Max
484m
Std. dev.
25m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
65,4g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
36,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Nyon
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
104,6g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
37,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
58,0g/kg
Clay
26,7%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
37,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
33,4g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
36,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.7%
Crops22.1%
Built-up9.1%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)58.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,7km
Lake surface here
0,12km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
7 971km²
Discharge in basins
1,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 059mm/an
Mean T°
8,9°C
Moisture idx
0,20
Max snow
14%
Mean runoff
1 008mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
615m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
19hab/km²
Night light
13,6nW
Built-up
912,2%
Pesticides
51,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Assigned · 1
La Morâche
IUCN Not AssignedPrivate Nature Reserves · 2018
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN