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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9685,Lat: 45.78
Elevation	429 meter above sea level
Local time	22:34:39pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chambéry
Name	Saint-Girod

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Albens	2 km	WestNorthWest
2 Saint-Félix	2.5 km	North
3 Saint-Ours	3.9 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Héry-sur-Alby	4 km	EastNorthEast
5 La Biolle	4.1 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	172 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	255 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	312 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 253 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 7.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 21.4 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 38.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 59%, low mountains: 41%, The hills are mainly western 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 52 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 17 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.6 km2

16.1%

Wet nature

1.7 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

59.1 km2

75.2%

Urban area

5.1 km2

6.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Girod in country France

Saint-Girod at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	88 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	99 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	101 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rseau de zones humides de l'Albanais	FR	0.7 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Albens

Type of weather in Albens	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam