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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9836,Lat: 45.7254
Elevation	607 meter above sea level
Local time	9:19:13am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chambéry
Name	Montcel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Offenge-Dessous	1.7 km	NorthEast
2 Saint-Offenge-Dessus	1.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Saint-Ours	2.6 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Trévignin	3.1 km	SouthWest
5 Pugny-Chatenod	4.2 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	176 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	249 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	314 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 247 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 du Bourget (43.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 44.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 63 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 29%, low mountains: 41%, moderate high mountains: 27%, high mountains: 3%, 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
Collines de l'Albanais - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 13 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.8 km2

34.1%

Nature

5.3 km2

6.7%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

41.7 km2

53%

Urban area

4 km2

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montcel in country France

Montcel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	90 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	103 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	105 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rseau de zones humides de l'Albanais	FR	1.8 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grésy-sur-Aix

Type of weather in Grésy-sur-Aix	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam