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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0755,Lat: 45.9189
Elevation	461 meter above sea level
Local time	23:05:10pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Annecy
Name	Poisy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Meythet	1.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Épagny	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Cran-Gevrier	2.6 km	SouthEast
4 Sillingy	3.1 km	North
5 Metz-Tessy	3.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	155 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	265 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	297 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 261 km (direction SouthEast).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 Lac d'Annecy (26.1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 24.4 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 24.2 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 34 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 55%, low mountains: 44%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Agglomération d'Annecy - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 36 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 2.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.9 km2

20.3%

Agriculture

27.8 km2

35.5%

Urban area

30.8 km2

39.2%

Infrastructure

1.3 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Poisy in country France

Poisy at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	82 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	84 km	NorthEast
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	98 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rseau de zones humides de l'Albanais	FR	4.6 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Poisy

Type of weather in Poisy	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam