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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0132,Lat: 45.523
Elevation	676 meter above sea level
Local time	4:33:24am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chambéry
Name	Chignin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré	2 km	WestNorthWest
2 Myans	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Les Marches	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Francin	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Challes-les-Eaux	3.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	193 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	228 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	324 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 226 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Isere, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Bassin du Flumet (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.8 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 66 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 92 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 63%, low mountains: 14%, moderate high mountains: 22%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
STS. 8.V Massif des Bauges (Préalpes des Bauges)
SPG.8.V.B. Préalpes sud-orientales des Bauges (Gr
STS. 8.V Massif des Bauges (Préalpes des Bauges)
SPG.8.V.B. Préalpes sud-orientales des Bauges (Gr
Bassin de Chambéry, Montmélian - paysages émergents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 76 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 16 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.6 km2

28.8%

Nature

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

30.2 km2

38.5%

Viticulture

14 km2

17.8%

Urban area

7.6 km2

9.7%

Infrastructure

1.9 km2

2.5%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chignin in country France

Chignin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	96 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	122 km	NorthNorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	122 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rebord mridional du Massif des Bauges	FR	0.3 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Les Marches

Type of weather in Les Marches	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:59 Europe/Amsterdam