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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7895,Lat: 45.1832
Elevation	294 meter above sea level
Local time	10:23:43am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Isère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Grenoble
Name	Gières

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Venon	1.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Saint-Martin-d'Hères	1.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Murianette	2.4 km	EastNorthEast
4 Poisat	3.6 km	SouthWest
5 Meylan	3.6 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	207 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	234 km	NorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	361 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 202 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 Grand Lac de Laffrey (1.1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.7 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 66.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 93 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 74%, low mountains: 23%, moderate high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
STS. 5.II Chaine de Belledonne
SPG.5.II.B. Massif de Belledonne (Chaîne Grand Pi
STS. 5.II Chaine de Belledonne
SPG.5.II.B. Massif de Belledonne (Chaîne Grand Pi
Agglomération de Grenoble - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Grenoble-Isère Airport (at a distance of 41 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.4 km2

24.7%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

21.9 km2

27.9%

Urban area

33.1 km2

42.2%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

2.1 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gières in country France

Gières at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	99 km	NorthWest
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	140 km	SouthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	140 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cembraie, pelouses, lacs et tourbires de Belledonne, de Chamrousse au Grand Colon	FR	8.4 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gières

Type of weather in Gières	moderate rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam