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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4434,Lat: 46.1374
Elevation	638 meter above sea level
Local time	8:24:47am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bonneville
Name	La Tour
Other place with same name 1	La Tour Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - Alpes-Maritimes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ville-en-Sallaz	1.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Saint-Jeoire	2.2 km	East
3 Viuz-en-Sallaz	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Saint-Jean-de-Tholome	4.7 km	WestSouthWest
5 Onnion	4.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	118 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	261 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	278 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 258 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 22.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 24.6 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 15.1 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 0%, low mountains: 45%, moderate high mountains: 48%, high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly western 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.C. Chaîne Roc d'Enfer-Brasses
STS. 8.III Massif du Chablais (Préalpes du Chabla
SPG.8.III.C. Chaîne Roc d'Enfer-Brasses
Vallée de l'Arve - paysages marqués par de grands équipements

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 28 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37 km2

47.1%

Nature

6.3 km2

8.1%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

28.2 km2

35.9%

Urban area

5.7 km2

7.3%

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Tour in country France

La Tour at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	46 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	47 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	99 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de l'Arve	FR	7.5 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB La Tour
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Tour

Type of weather in La Tour	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	07:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:56 Europe/Amsterdam