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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6144,Lat: 46.3213
Elevation	1073 meter above sea level
Local time	23:16:05pm
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thonon-les-Bains
Name	La Forclaz
Other place with same name 1	La Forclaz Vaud - Aigle
Other place with same name 2	La Forclaz Valais - Hérens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Vernaz	1.6 km	WestSouthWest
2 Chevenoz	2.9 km	NorthEast
3 Vinzier	3.3 km	North
4 Reyvroz	3.7 km	West
5 La Baume	4.4 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	94 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	240 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	294 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 267 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 9 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Cornettes de Bise with a height of 2432 meter (at a distance of 13.3 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 12.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 0%, low mountains: 26%, moderate high mountains: 63%, high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 8.III Massif du Chablais (Préalpes du Chabla
SPG.8.III.A. Chaîne Haufforts-Grange
STS. 8.III Massif du Chablais (Préalpes du Chabla
SPG.8.III.A. Chaîne Haufforts-Grange
Dranse de Morzine - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 40 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.4 km2

59.1%

Nature

5.5 km2

Agriculture

24.5 km2

31.1%

Urban area

1.6 km2

2.1%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Forclaz in country France

La Forclaz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	21 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	23 km	NorthEast
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	88 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plateau Gavot	FR	3.9 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Féternes

Type of weather in Féternes	broken clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 24 November 2024:	9 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	07:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:53 Europe/Amsterdam