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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2796,Lat: 45.9017
Elevation	728 meter above sea level
Local time	15:38:17pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Annecy
Name	La Balme-de-Thuy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Alex	3.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Thônes	3.9 km	SouthEast
3 Dingy-Saint-Clair	4.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Bluffy	5.8 km	WestSouthWest
5 Les Villards-sur-Thônes	7.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	147 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	257 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	284 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 248 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 Lac d'Annecy (26.1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 28.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 29%, moderate high mountains: 44%, high mountains: 27%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 8.IV Massif des Bornes (Préalpes des Bornes)
SPG.8.IV.B. Préalpes occidentales des Bornes (Gro
STS. 8.IV Massif des Bornes (Préalpes des Bornes)
SPG.8.IV.B. Préalpes occidentales des Bornes (Gro
Pays de Thones, la Clusaz, le grand Bornand et massif des Aravis - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 40 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 14 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.7 km2

63.3%

Nature

7.6 km2

9.7%

Agriculture

11.3 km2

14.4%

Urban area

2.9 km2

3.7%

Rock-Sand

5.9 km2

7.5%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Balme-de-Thuy in country France

La Balme-de-Thuy at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	75 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	76 km	NorthEast
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	113 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif de la Tournette	FR	0.8 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Thônes

Type of weather in Thônes	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam