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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3599,Lat: 46.1208
Elevation	717 meter above sea level
Local time	9:53:02am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bonneville
Name	Faucigny

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Peillonnex	1.6 km	NorthEast
2 Contamine-sur-Arve	1.8 km	WestNorthWest
3 Saint-Jean-de-Tholome	2.8 km	EastSouthEast
4 Marcellaz	2.8 km	North
5 Arenthon	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	124 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	267 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	278 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 261 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 17.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 19.5 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 12.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 44%, low mountains: 47%, moderate high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 23 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.5 km2

18.5%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Wet nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

50.5 km2

64.3%

Urban area

8.4 km2

10.7%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Faucigny in country France

Faucigny 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	53 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	98 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de l'Arve	FR	1.2 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Peillonnex

Type of weather in Peillonnex	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam