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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.355,Lat: 45.6351
Elevation	465 meter above sea level
Local time	3:24:05am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Albertville
Name	Monthion

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame-des-Millières	1.5 km	SouthWest
2 Grignon	1.8 km	NorthEast
3 Tournon	3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Gilly-sur-Isère	3 km	North
5 Frontenex	3.4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	168 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	227 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	295 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 223 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 d'Annecy (26.1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 36.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 51%, low mountains: 17%, moderate high mountains: 20%, high mountains: 13%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 7.II Alpes de la Vanoise et du Grand Arc (Al*
SPG.7.II.F. Massif de la Lauzière-Grand Arc
STS. 7.II Alpes de la Vanoise et du Grand Arc (Al*
SPG.7.II.F. Massif de la Lauzière-Grand Arc
Combe de Savoie et bassin d'Albertville - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 70 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 37 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.1 km2

47.2%

Nature

2.7 km2

3.4%

Agriculture

22.3 km2

28.4%

Urban area

12.3 km2

15.7%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

2 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Monthion in country France

Monthion 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	99 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	100 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	120 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rseau de zones humides dans la Combe de Savoie et la moyenne valle de l'Isre	FR	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grignon

Type of weather in Grignon	few clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.43 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam