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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2579,Lat: 46.2745
Elevation	437 meter above sea level
Local time	17:53:22pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thonon-les-Bains
Name	Veigy-Foncenex

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chevrens	1.8 km	NorthWest
2 Gy	2.4 km	South
3 Anières	2.7 km	West
4 Corsier (GE)	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
5 Hermance	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	118 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	268 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	297 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 279 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 2.4 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 11.4 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 1.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.6 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 94%, low mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plaine du bas-chablais et pays de la Cote - paysages émergents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 12 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.8 km2

21.4%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

35.3 km2

45%

Viticulture

2.1 km2

2.6%

Urban area

9.3 km2

11.8%

Water - Lakes

14.4 km2

18.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Veigy-Foncenex in country France

Veigy-Foncenex at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	45 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	49 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	79 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais de Chilly et de Marival	FR	0.7 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Veigy

Type of weather in Veigy	light rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam