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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9439,Lat: 45.7855
Elevation	350 meter above sea level
Local time	9:09:48am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chambéry
Name	Albens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Girod	2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Saint-Félix	2.9 km	NorthEast
3 La Biolle	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Bloye	4.1 km	North
5 Saint-Germain-la-Chambotte	4.4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	173 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	256 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	313 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 255 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 Lac du Bourget (43.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 19.6 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 38 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 53 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 59%, low mountains: 41%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Collines de l'Albanais - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 52 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 17 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.9 km2

20.2%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

57 km2

72.6%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Albens in country France

Albens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	86 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	100 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	102 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rseau de zones humides de l'Albanais	FR	0.7 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Albens

Type of weather in Albens	few clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam