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Carouge (GE)

General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.139,Lat: 46.1799
Elevation	381 meter above sea level
Local time	23:59:21pm
Name province/region	Genève
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Carouge (GE)

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Plan-les-Ouates	2.1 km	SouthWest
2 Troinex	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Lancy	2.4 km	NorthWest
4 Onex	3 km	West
5 Genève	3.3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	131 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	280 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	290 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 277 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 2.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 3.4 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 3.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.6 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 93%, low mountains: 7%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Stadtlandschaft -- Paysage urbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 6.9 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.1 km2

Agriculture

20.1 km2

25.6%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.3%

Urban area

45.3 km2

57.7%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.1%

Water - Lakes

3.3 km2

4.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Carouge (GE) in country Switzerland

Carouge (GE) at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	58 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	62 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	87 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Carouge

Type of weather in Carouge	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam