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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9776,Lat: 46.2379
Elevation	463 meter above sea level
Local time	6:04:26am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gex
Name	Thoiry

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sergy	2.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Malval	3.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Saint-Jean-de-Gonville	3.7 km	SouthWest
4 Saint-Genis-Pouilly	4 km	EastNorthEast
5 Choully	4.2 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	137 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	289 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	300 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 291 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 Barrage du Rhône (0.7 km² at a distance of 5.9 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Crêt de la Neige with a height of 1720 meter (at a distance of 4.7 km and direction NorthNorthWest).One of the mountains in Jura The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.8 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 49%, low mountains: 23%, moderate high mountains: 18%, high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Agglomération de Gex/St-Genix-Pouilly/Ferney-Voltaire - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 10 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.2 km2

34.6%

Nature

8.2 km2

10.4%

Agriculture

28.4 km2

36.1%

Viticulture

5.6 km2

7.1%

Urban area

8.9 km2

11.4%

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Thoiry in country France

Thoiry at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	66 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	70 km	EastNorthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	78 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crts du Haut-Jura	FR	0.8 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Thoiry

Type of weather in Thoiry	clear sky
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam