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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.619,Lat: 45.8608
Elevation	1175 meter above sea level
Local time	10:11:29am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bonneville
Name	Megève

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Demi-Quartier	2.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Combloux	3.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Praz-sur-Arly	4.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Domancy	6.3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Cordon	6.8 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	136 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	244 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	264 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 226 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 10.8 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col de Seigne with a height of 2514 meter (at a distance of 18.5 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 15.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 51%, high mountains: 49%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. 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.A. Préalpes orientales des Bornes (Chaî
STS. 8.IV Massif des Bornes (Préalpes des Bornes)
SPG.8.IV.A. Préalpes orientales des Bornes (Chaî
Vallée de St Gervais et haut-val d'Arly - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 41 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.1 km2

46%

Nature

17.7 km2

22.6%

Agriculture

15.9 km2

20.2%

Urban area

8.1 km2

10.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Megève in country France

Megève 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	69 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	71 km	North
3 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	107 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Les Aravis	FR	6.6 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Megève

Type of weather in Megève	broken clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam