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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3382,Lat: 46.1267
Elevation	504 meter above sea level
Local time	8:38:29am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bonneville
Name	Contamine-sur-Arve

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Faucigny	1.8 km	EastSouthEast
2 Scientrier	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Marcellaz	2.5 km	NorthEast
4 Peillonnex	3 km	East
5 Fillinges	3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	124 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	269 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	279 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 263 km (direction SouthEast).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 16 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 17.7 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 51%, low mountains: 45%, moderate high mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Vallée de l'Arve - paysages marqués par de grands équipements

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 22 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.7 km2

17.4%

Nature

0.8 km2

Wet nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

50.6 km2

64.4%

Urban area

10.3 km2

13.2%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Contamine-sur-Arve in country France

Contamine-sur-Arve at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	51 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	54 km	NorthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	97 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de l'Arve	FR	0.2 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Contamine-sur-Arve

Type of weather in Contamine-sur-Arve	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam