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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9593,Lat: 45.3097
Elevation	356 meter above sea level
Local time	14:27:56pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Isère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Grenoble
Name	Tencin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Pierre	1.9 km	SouthWest
2 La Terrasse	2.7 km	NorthWest
3 Theys	3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Lumbin	3.4 km	West
5 Le Champ-près-Froges	3.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	210 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	215 km	NorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	342 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 207 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Isere, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Bassin du Flumet (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.7 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 57.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 51%, low mountains: 24%, moderate high mountains: 25%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
STS. 5.II Chaine de Belledonne
SPG.5.II.A. Massif des Sept-Laux (Rocher Blanc-Pu*
STS. 5.II Chaine de Belledonne
SPG.5.II.A. Massif des Sept-Laux (Rocher Blanc-Pu*
Haut-Grésivaudan - paysages émergents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 83 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 37 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.5 km2

42.6%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

35.8 km2

45.6%

Urban area

5.8 km2

7.4%

Rock-Sand

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

1.7 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tencin in country France

Tencin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	102 km	WestNorthWest
2 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy	Italy	138 km	EastSouthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	145 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Hauts de Chartreuse	FR	6.5 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tencin

Type of weather in Tencin	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:38 Europe/Amsterdam