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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2576,Lat: 45.7502
Elevation	583 meter above sea level
Local time	18:19:07pm
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Annecy
Name	Giez
Other place with same name 1	Giez Vaud - Jura-Nord vaudois

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Faverges	2.7 km	East
2 Chevaline	3.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Doussard	4.1 km	NorthWest
4 Saint-Ferréol	4.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Seythenex	4.8 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	161 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	242 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	295 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 237 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 Lac d'Annecy (26.1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 42.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 59 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 16%, low mountains: 35%, moderate high mountains: 40%, high mountains: 9%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 8.V Massif des Bauges (Préalpes des Bauges)
SPG.8.V.A. Préalpes nord-orientales des Bauges (P
STS. 8.V Massif des Bauges (Préalpes des Bauges)
SPG.8.V.A. Préalpes nord-orientales des Bauges (P
Plaine et haut-pays de Faverges - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 55 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 23 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.3 km2

62.8%

Nature

4.8 km2

6.1%

Wet nature

1.5 km2

1.9%

Agriculture

16.6 km2

21.2%

Urban area

5.1 km2

6.5%

Rock-Sand

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Giez in country France

Giez at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	91 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	91 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	111 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Partie orientale du Massif des Bauges	FR	0.6 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Faverges

Type of weather in Faverges	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 24 November 2024:	9 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	07:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:56 Europe/Amsterdam