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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3104,Lat: 46.0684
Elevation	515 meter above sea level
Local time	8:53:57am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bonneville
Name	La Roche-sur-Foron

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Amancy	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Etaux	1.7 km	NorthWest
3 Cornier	3.1 km	NorthWest
4 Saint-Laurent	3.6 km	SouthEast
5 Arenthon	4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	131 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	273 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	274 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 259 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 19.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 20.4 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 14.4 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 32%, low mountains: 42%, moderate high mountains: 26%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Agglomération de La Roche-sur-Foron - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 24 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.2 km2

18.1%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.8%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

51.8 km2

65.9%

Urban area

10.3 km2

13.1%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Roche-sur-Foron in country France

La Roche-sur-Foron at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	58 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	60 km	NorthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	102 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de l'Arve	FR	4.4 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Roche-sur-Foron

Type of weather in La Roche-sur-Foron	light snow
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	07:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:56 Europe/Amsterdam