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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.127,Lat: 46.2366
Elevation	415 meter above sea level
Local time	18:12:20pm
Name province/region	Genève
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Le Grand-Saconnex

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pregny-Chambésy	1.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Ferney-Voltaire	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Mategnin	3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Bellevue	3.1 km	NorthEast
5 Genève	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	128 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	278 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	296 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 283 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 1.9 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 3.2 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 1.2 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.7 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 1.4 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4 km2

5.1%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

18.2 km2

23.1%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

33.7 km2

42.8%

Infrastructure

3.8 km2

4.9%

Water - Lakes

16.2 km2

20.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Le Grand-Saconnex in country Switzerland

Le Grand-Saconnex at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	55 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	80 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pregny-Chambésy

Type of weather in Pregny-Chambésy	few clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam