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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2718,Lat: 46.3282
Elevation	430 meter above sea level
Local time	15:16:21pm
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thonon-les-Bains
Name	Chens-sur-Léman

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Messery	3.1 km	NorthEast
2 Douvaine	3.5 km	SouthEast
3 Hermance	3.6 km	SouthWest
4 Nernier	4.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Massongy	5.2 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	113 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	264 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	302 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 (234.1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 16.4 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 2.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, low mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is water.

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

Name
Plaine du bas-chablais et pays de la Cote - paysages émergents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 16 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.3 km2

18.2%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

20.7 km2

26.4%

Viticulture

0.7 km2

0.8%

Urban area

7.7 km2

9.8%

Water - Lakes

34.6 km2

44.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chens-sur-Léman in country France

Chens-sur-Léman at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	41 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	46 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	74 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lac Lman	FR	0.8 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chens-sur-Léman

Type of weather in Chens-sur-Léman	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	50 %
Daylength at 25 November 2024:	9 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	07:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:53 Europe/Amsterdam