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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4889,Lat: 45.3725
Elevation	1116 meter above sea level
Local time	0:54:46am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Tarentaise

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Bessat	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Planfoy	4 km	WestNorthWest
3 La Valla-en-Gier	5.2 km	NorthEast
4 Saint-Genest-Malifaux	6.7 km	WestSouthWest
5 La Versanne	6.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	287 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	296 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	396 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 204 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. 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 19.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 141.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 198 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 7%, moderate high mountains: 93%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Pentes nord-ouest du Pilat - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 24 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

52.7 km2

67.1%

Nature

6 km2

7.6%

Agriculture

19.1 km2

24.3%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tarentaise in country France

Tarentaise at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	51 km	NorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	109 km	South
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	127 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crts du Pilat	FR	2.5 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	46 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam