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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8414,Lat: 46.2657
Elevation	1441 meter above sea level
Local time	9:13:34am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thonon-les-Bains
Name	Châtel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Chapelle-d'Abondance	4.5 km	NorthWest
2 Revereulaz	6.3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Torgon	6.6 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Champoussin	6.7 km	South
5 Vionnaz	6.8 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	89 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	227 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	285 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 252 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.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 Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.4 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pas de Morgins with a height of 1369 meter (at a distance of 1.7 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 1.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.8 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 29%, high mountains: 71%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 8.III Massif du Chablais (Préalpes du Chabla
SPG.8.III.B. Chaîne Bise-Oche
STS. 8.III Massif du Chablais (Préalpes du Chabla
SPG.8.III.B. Chaîne Bise-Oche
Dranse d'Abondance - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 57 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.3 km2

48.8%

Nature

32.1 km2

40.9%

Agriculture

4.1 km2

5.2%

Urban area

3.5 km2

4.4%

Rock-Sand

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Châtel in country France

Châtel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	23 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	26 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	89 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mont de Grange	FR	0.6 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Châtel

Type of weather in Châtel	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.93 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam