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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8958,Lat: 45.562
Elevation	292 meter above sea level
Local time	9:50:14am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chambéry
Name	Cognin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Jacob-Bellecombette	1.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Vimines	1.8 km	SouthWest
3 Chambéry	2.5 km	North
4 Saint-Cassin	2.9 km	South
5 Barberaz	3.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	195 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	236 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	330 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 234 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 d'Aiguebelette (5.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.6 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 63 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 88 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 72%, low mountains: 26%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Agglomération Chambérienne - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 8.5 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.4 km2

24.8%

Agriculture

33.1 km2

42.1%

Urban area

24.7 km2

31.5%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cognin in country France

Cognin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	86 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	122 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	124 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rseau de zones humides, pelouses, landes et falaises de l'avant-pays savoyard	FR	5.6 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cognin

Type of weather in Cognin	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam