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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1983,Lat: 46.1886
Elevation	407 meter above sea level
Local time	1:02:38am
Name province/region	Genève
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thônex

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chêne-Bourg	0.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Gaillard	1 km	EastSouthEast
3 Chêne-Bougeries	1.5 km	NorthWest
4 Ambilly	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
5 Étrembières	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	127 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	275 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	289 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 275 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 3.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 4.9 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 0.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.5 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 84%, low mountains: 11%, moderate high mountains: 5%, 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
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 8.8 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.3 km2

13.1%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

18.5 km2

23.6%

Urban area

39.7 km2

50.5%

Infrastructure

1.2 km2

1.5%

Water - Lakes

4.6 km2

5.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Thônex in country Switzerland

Thônex at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	54 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	58 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	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Thônex
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chêne-Bourg

Type of weather in Chêne-Bourg	light intensity shower rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam