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General information - Location

CountryFrance
Location in country Southeast
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 6.6475,Lat: 45.1913 marker
Elevation1205 meter above sea level
Local time16:46:47pm
Name province/regionRhône-Alpes
Name SubregionSavoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalitySaint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Name Fourneaux

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Freney1.5 km WestNorthWest
2 Modane1.9 km EastNorthEast
3 Villarodin-Bourget4.6 km EastNorthEast
4 Saint-André4.8 km WestNorthWest
5 Orelle5.3 km WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Monte Carlo   Monaco173 km SouthSouthEast
2 Bern   Switzerland204 km NorthNorthEast
3 Vaduz   Liechtenstein310 km NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 171 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 Bissorte (1 km2 at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Colle del Frejus with a height of 2541 meter (at a distance of 6.7 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 6.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.7 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 24%, high mountains: 76%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
STS. 4.III Alpes du Mont-Cenis (Alpes orientales *
SPG.4.III.A. Chaîne Chaberton-Thabor-Galibier
STS. 4.III Alpes du Mont-Cenis (Alpes orientales *
SPG.4.III.A. Chaîne Chaberton-Thabor-Galibier
Agglomération de Modane - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Turin Airport (at a distance of 79 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   38.6 km2 
 49.2% 
 Nature   27.1 km2 
 34.5% 
 Agriculture   2 km2 
 2.6% 
 Urban area   2.3 km2 
 2.9% 
 Infrastructure   1 km2 
 1.3% 
 Rock-Sand   6.9 km2 
 8.7% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Fourneaux in country France


Fourneaux at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Residences of the Royal House of SavoyItaly83 km East
2 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th centuryItaly100 km EastNorthEast
3 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and MonferratoItaly123 km SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Massif de la VanoiseFR3.9 km North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Modane

Type of weather in Modaneovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 3.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: East South East
Air pressure: 1020 mb
Humidity: 100 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :20:36 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Modane - FR (longitude: 6.6475, latitude: 45.1913)
Distance weather station to place (direction WZW): 0 Kilometers

17:00
11 degrees
1021 mbar
light rainweericoon
20:00
8 degrees
1022 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
23:00
6 degrees
1022 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
2:00
6 degrees
1021 mbar
light rainweericoon
5:00
6 degrees
1020 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
8:00
6 degrees
1020 mbar
light rainweericoon
11:00
9 degrees
1017 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
14:00
7 degrees
1017 mbar
light rainweericoon










5 days Weather forecast: Temperature - Pressure and Precipitation

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