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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.749,Lat: 45.44
Elevation	388 meter above sea level
Local time	2:32:31am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chambéry
Name	Les Échelles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Entre-deux-Guiers	0.8 km	South
2 Saint-Christophe-sur-Guiers	2 km	East
3 Saint-Christophe	2.3 km	EastNorthEast
4 Miribel-les-Échelles	3.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 La Bauche	4.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	212 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	231 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	347 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 228 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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'Aiguebelette (5.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 78 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 109 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 43%, low mountains: 46%, moderate high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Bassin des Echelles/St-Jean-du-Pont - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 24 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.1 km2

40.9%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

43.1 km2

54.9%

Urban area

2.7 km2

3.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Échelles in country France

Les Échelles at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	80 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	140 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	142 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rseau de zones humides, pelouses, landes et falaises de l'avant-pays savoyard	FR	2.7 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Les Échelles
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Les Échelles

Type of weather in Les Échelles	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam