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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0033,Lat: 45.8155
Elevation	460 meter above sea level
Local time	11:03:03am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Annecy
Name	Alby-sur-Chéran

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Héry-sur-Alby	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Saint-Sylvestre	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Saint-Félix	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Marigny-Saint-Marcel	3.9 km	NorthWest
5 Chapeiry	4.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	167 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	257 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	308 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 256 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 11.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 21.4 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 34.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 49 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 55%, low mountains: 45%, The hills are mainly western 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 48 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 15 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.6 km2

13.5%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

59.2 km2

75.3%

Urban area

6.4 km2

8.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alby-sur-Chéran in country France

Alby-sur-Chéran at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	91 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	94 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	97 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rseau de zones humides de l'Albanais	FR	0.3 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alby-sur-Chéran

Type of weather in Alby-sur-Chéran	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam