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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4675,Lat: 45.7127
Elevation	457 meter above sea level
Local time	11:55:36am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Name	Saint-Genis-l'Argentière

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière	0.6 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Souzy	1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Aveize	2.6 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset	2.8 km	North
5 Les Halles	2.9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	267 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	321 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	386 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 241 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Grangent (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 32 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 124.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 174 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 27%, low mountains: 69%, moderate high mountains: 4%, 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
Massif Central
Vallée de la Brévenne et de l'Anzieux - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 23 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.7 km2

17.4%

Agriculture

61.9 km2

78.8%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Genis-l'Argentière in country France

Saint-Genis-l'Argentière at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	29 km	East
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	117 km	West
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	147 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Site chiroptres des Monts du Matin	FR	8.1 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière

Type of weather in Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.8 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam