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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6302,Lat: 46.3956
Elevation	585 meter above sea level
Local time	8:38:48am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thonon-les-Bains
Name	Maxilly-sur-Léman

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Neuvecelle	1.6 km	West
2 Lugrin	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Saint-Paul-en-Chablais	1.8 km	South
4 Évian-les-Bains	3.6 km	West
5 Vinzier	5.1 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	87 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	236 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	302 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 273 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 Le Léman (234.1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.1 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 13.8 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 6.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.2 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 49%, low mountains: 18%, moderate high mountains: 33%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is water.

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

Name
Balcon du Leman entre Evian et Meillerie - paysages émergents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 44 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.9 km2

16.4%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

23.3 km2

29.7%

Urban area

11.2 km2

14.3%

Water - Lakes

30.3 km2

38.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Maxilly-sur-Léman in country France

Maxilly-sur-Léman at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	14 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	17 km	EastNorthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	80 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plateau Gavot	FR	1.9 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Maxilly-sur-Léman

Type of weather in Maxilly-sur-Léman	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.67 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam