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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1146,Lat: 46.2573
Elevation	429 meter above sea level
Local time	22:29:48pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gex
Name	Ferney-Voltaire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Collex	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Ornex	1.9 km	NorthWest
3 Prévessin-Moëns	2.3 km	West
4 Le Grand-Saconnex	2.5 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Bossy	2.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	127 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	278 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	299 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 285 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 3.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 5.7 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 0.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.8 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Agglomération de Gex/St-Genix-Pouilly/Ferney-Voltaire - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 2.2 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10 km2

12.8%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

30.5 km2

38.8%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

24.6 km2

31.3%

Infrastructure

3.7 km2

4.7%

Water - Lakes

8 km2

10.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ferney-Voltaire in country France

Ferney-Voltaire at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	55 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	60 km	EastNorthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	78 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crts du Haut-Jura	FR	8.3 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ferney-Voltaire

Type of weather in Ferney-Voltaire	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam