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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4946,Lat: 45.8638
Elevation	1280 meter above sea level
Local time	9:35:35am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Albertville
Name	La Giettaz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Flumet	5.3 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle	5.9 km	South
3 La Clusaz	6.3 km	NorthWest
4 Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe	6.4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Praz-sur-Arly	6.7 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	141 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	248 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	272 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 233 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.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 la Girotte (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.1 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 24.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 34 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 26%, high mountains: 74%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
STS. 8.IV Massif des Bornes (Préalpes des Bornes)
SPG.8.IV.A. Préalpes orientales des Bornes (Chaî
STS. 8.IV Massif des Bornes (Préalpes des Bornes)
SPG.8.IV.A. Préalpes orientales des Bornes (Chaî
Versant est des Aravis - paysages naturels

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 31 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.4 km2

34.9%

Nature

35.8 km2

45.6%

Agriculture

2 km2

2.5%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Rock-Sand

13 km2

16.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Giettaz in country France

La Giettaz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	72 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	72 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	116 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Les Aravis	FR	2.7 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB La Giettaz
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Praz-sur-Arly

Type of weather in Praz-sur-Arly	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam