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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3135,Lat: 46.1192
Elevation	438 meter above sea level
Local time	7:35:55am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Name	Scientrier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Contamine-sur-Arve	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Faucigny	3.6 km	East
3 Pers-Jussy	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Reignier-Ésery	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Cornier	4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	126 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	271 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	279 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 263 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 Le Léman (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 16.6 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 58%, low mountains: 41%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Vallée de l'Arve - paysages marqués par de grands équipements

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 21 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.5 km2

14.6%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

52.5 km2

66.9%

Urban area

11.1 km2

14.1%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Scientrier in country France

Scientrier at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	53 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	56 km	NorthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	97 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de l'Arve	FR	1.3 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Scientrier

Type of weather in Scientrier	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.94 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam