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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8298,Lat: 46.0166
Elevation	424 meter above sea level
Local time	23:05:18pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Name	Challonges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Usinens	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Franclens	2.8 km	North
3 Chanay	3.6 km	WestSouthWest
4 Bassy	3.8 km	South
5 Chêne-en-Semine	4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	161 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	283 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	309 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 282 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Bourget (43.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 23.4 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 13.3 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 15.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 80%, low mountains: 20%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Pays des Usses - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 33 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 23 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.2 km2

39.7%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

41.4 km2

52.7%

Urban area

2.4 km2

3.1%

Water - Lakes

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Challonges in country France

Challonges at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	82 km	WestSouthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	88 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	92 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Les Usses	FR	2.2 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Frangy

Type of weather in Frangy	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam