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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.9949,Lat: 45.3214
Elevation	1738 meter above sea level
Local time	17:26:27pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Name	Bessans

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lanslevillard	6.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Bonneval-sur-Arc	7.4 km	NorthEast
3 Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis	9.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Moncenisio	12.9 km	South
5 Val-d'Isère	14 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	179 km	South
2 Bern	Switzerland	184 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	281 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 163 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Isere, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Mont-Cenis (6.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Uia di Ciamarella with a height of 3676 meter (at a distance of 12 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.6 km.
Elevation around place: high mountains: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
STS. 7.I Alpes de Lanzo et de la Haute Maurienne *
SPG.7.I.A. Chaîne Rochemelon-Charbonnel
STS. 7.I Alpes de Lanzo et de la Haute Maurienne *
SPG.7.I.A. Chaîne Rochemelon-Charbonnel
Vallée de la Haute-Maurienne - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Turin Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5 km2

6.3%

Nature

43.8 km2

55.8%

Agriculture

1.9 km2

2.4%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Rock-Sand

25.2 km2

32%

Ice - Glacier

2.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bessans in country France

Bessans at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy	Italy	61 km	EastSouthEast
2 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	70 km	East
3 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato	Italy	110 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif de la Vanoise	FR	1 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Moncenisio

Type of weather in Moncenisio	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam