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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.065,Lat: 46.3358
Elevation	582 meter above sea level
Local time	8:30:24am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gex
Name	Gex

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cessy	1.9 km	South
2 Vesancy	2.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Échenevex	3.9 km	SouthWest
4 Grilly	4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Sauverny	4.3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	126 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	279 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	308 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 294 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 (Genfersee) (340.7 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Crêt de la Neige with a height of 1720 meter (at a distance of 11.8 km and direction SouthWest).One of the mountains in Jura The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.9 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 11%, low mountains: 53%, moderate high mountains: 30%, high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Agglomération de Gex/St-Genix-Pouilly/Ferney-Voltaire - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 11 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.5 km2

42.7%

Nature

4 km2

5.1%

Agriculture

29.5 km2

37.5%

Urban area

10 km2

12.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gex in country France

Gex at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	55 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	61 km	East
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	68 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crts du Haut-Jura	FR	1.6 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gex

Type of weather in Gex	clear sky
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	07:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:56 Europe/Amsterdam