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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.9074,Lat: 45.4705
Elevation	2194 meter above sea level
Local time	22:44:20pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Albertville
Name	Tignes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Val-d'Isère	6.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise	13.4 km	North
3 Peisey-Nancroix	14.3 km	NorthWest
4 Landry	14.9 km	NorthWest
5 Bonneval-sur-Arc	15.6 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	169 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	197 km	South
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	274 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 179 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Isere, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Chevril (2.4 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Aig.le de la Grande Sassiere with a height of 3747 meter (at a distance of 8.3 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 8.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.4 km.
Elevation around place: high mountains: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
STS. 7.II Alpes de la Vanoise et du Grand Arc (Al*
SPG.7.II.C. Massif du Mont Pourri
STS. 7.II Alpes de la Vanoise et du Grand Arc (Al*
SPG.7.II.C. Massif du Mont Pourri
Vallée de la Haute-Tarentaise - paysages naturels

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Turin Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.5 km2

5.7%

Nature

44.8 km2

57%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.1%

Rock-Sand

22.8 km2

29%

Water - Lakes

2.8 km2

3.5%

Ice - Glacier

1.9 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tignes in country France

Tignes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	75 km	East
2 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy	Italy	76 km	SouthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	111 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif de la Vanoise	FR	2.2 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tignes

Type of weather in Tignes	light snow
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:34 Europe/Amsterdam