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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.7282,Lat: 46.0814
Elevation	711 meter above sea level
Local time	18:08:14pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bonneville
Name	Samoëns

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Morillon	4 km	West
2 Verchaix	4 km	WestNorthWest
3 Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval	4.9 km	SouthEast
4 La Rivière-Enverse	7.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Saint-Sigismond	8.6 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	111 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	244 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	266 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 240 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 (reservoir) is Lac d'Emosson (2.9 km² at a height of around 1929 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.6 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Dents Blanches with a height of 2759 meter (at a distance of 10.3 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.4 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 19%, moderate high mountains: 54%, high mountains: 27%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 8.II Massif du Giffre (Massif du Faucigny, P*
SPG.8.II.C. Chaîne Dents Blanches-Avoudrues-Nant
STS. 8.II Massif du Giffre (Massif du Faucigny, P*
SPG.8.II.C. Chaîne Dents Blanches-Avoudrues-Nant
Haut-Giffre - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47.7 km2

60.8%

Nature

8.7 km2

11.1%

Agriculture

12 km2

15.3%

Urban area

3.1 km2

Rock-Sand

6.4 km2

8.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Samoëns in country France

Samoëns 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	44 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	46 km	North
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	111 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haut Giffre	FR	0.7 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Samoëns
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Samoëns

Type of weather in Samoëns	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam