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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1434,Lat: 46.2097
Elevation	398 meter above sea level
Local time	0:21:26am
Population	188000 (3th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Genève
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Genève

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cologny	3 km	East
2 Lancy	3.1 km	SouthWest
3 Le Grand-Saconnex	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Carouge (GE)	3.3 km	South
5 Chêne-Bougeries	3.5 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	129 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	278 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	293 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 280 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 0.6 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 0 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 4.3 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 4.1 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.6 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

6.4 km2

8.2%

Urban area

48.2 km2

61.3%

Infrastructure

4.1 km2

5.3%

Water - Lakes

12.6 km2

16%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Genève in country Switzerland

Genève at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	56 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	60 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	83 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Genève
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Geneva

Type of weather in Geneva	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam