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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0286,Lat: 45.4997
Elevation	278 meter above sea level
Local time	10:51:22am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chambéry
Name	Francin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Marches	2.1 km	West
2 Montmélian	2.2 km	East
3 Chignin	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac	2.9 km	SouthEast
5 Arbin	3.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	194 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	225 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	325 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 223 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 13 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 63.8 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 89 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 81%, low mountains: 5%, moderate high mountains: 14%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. 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 78 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 19 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.3 km2

22%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

37.1 km2

47.3%

Viticulture

13.1 km2

16.6%

Urban area

6.6 km2

8.4%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

1.8%

Water - Lakes

1.7 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Francin in country France

Francin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	98 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	123 km	NorthNorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	124 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rebord mridional du Massif des Bauges	FR	1.1 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Montmélian

Type of weather in Montmélian	broken clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:59 Europe/Amsterdam