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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2606,Lat: 45.2546
Elevation	1560 meter above sea level
Local time	9:06:25am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Name	Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Villarembert	1.8 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Saint-Pancrace	3.3 km	EastNorthEast
3 Saint-Jean-d'Arves	4.5 km	South
4 Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves	4.6 km	SouthWest
5 Jarrier	5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	192 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	209 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	327 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 191 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Isere, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Grand-Maison (2.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 33.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 46 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 2%, moderate high mountains: 25%, high mountains: 73%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
STS. 5.I Alpes des Grandes Rousses et des Aiguill*
SPG.5.I.B. Chaîne des Grandes Rousses-Ouillon
STS. 5.I Alpes des Grandes Rousses et des Aiguill*
SPG.5.I.B. Chaîne des Grandes Rousses-Ouillon
Bassin de Fontcouverte/La Toussuire - paysages naturels de loisirs

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 106 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 52 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.1 km2

24.3%

Nature

43 km2

54.8%

Agriculture

11 km2

14.1%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Rock-Sand

3.9 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire in country France

Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy	Italy	114 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	125 km	WestNorthWest
3 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	128 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Perron des Encombres	FR	8.3 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Type of weather in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam