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Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois

General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.3404,Lat: 48.6412
Elevation	80 meter above sea level
Local time	0:16:23am
Name province/region	Île-de-France
Name Subregion	Essonne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Palaiseau
Name	Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Morsang-sur-Orge	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Villemoisson-sur-Orge	2.2 km	North
3 Saint-Michel-sur-Orge	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
4 Fleury-Mérogis	2.9 km	SouthEast
5 Épinay-sur-Orge	3.3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	24 km	North
2 Brussel	Belgium	285 km	NorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	296 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 170 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine main Medium, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Saint-Quentin (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 27.8 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 198 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 277 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 9.6 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.1 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

11.4 km2

14.5%

Urban area

51.1 km2

65%

Infrastructure

4.4 km2

5.5%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois in country France

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris, Banks of the Seine	France	24 km	North
2 Palace and Park of Versailles	France	24 km	NorthWest
3 Palace and Park of Fontainebleau	France	38 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais des basses valles de la Juine et de l'Essonne	FR	9.3 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois

Type of weather in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam