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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.1106,Lat: 48.7033
Elevation	91 meter above sea level
Local time	11:12:34am
Name province/region	Île-de-France
Name Subregion	Essonne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Palaiseau
Name	Gif-sur-Yvette

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Magny-les-Hameaux	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse	2.6 km	West
3 Villiers-le-Bâcle	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Saint-Aubin	3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Bures-sur-Yvette	3.4 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	22 km	NorthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	288 km	NorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	309 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 153 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine main Medium, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Saint-Quentin (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 204.5 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 286 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 20 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.6 km2

23.7%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

33.5 km2

42.7%

Urban area

22.6 km2

28.8%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gif-sur-Yvette in country France

Gif-sur-Yvette at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Palace and Park of Versailles	France	11 km	North
2 Paris, Banks of the Seine	France	22 km	NorthEast
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	54 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif de Rambouillet et zones humides proches	FR	2.2 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse

Type of weather in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam