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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4306,Lat: 45.9432
Elevation	1115 meter above sea level
Local time	8:08:43am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Annecy
Name	Le Grand-Bornand

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Jean-de-Sixt	2.5 km	SouthWest
2 Entremont	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
3 La Clusaz	5.1 km	South
4 Les Villards-sur-Thônes	6 km	SouthWest
5 Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières	7.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	136 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	257 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	272 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 243 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 20.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 31 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 1%, moderate high mountains: 66%, high mountains: 33%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 8.IV Massif des Bornes (Préalpes des Bornes)
SPG.8.IV.B. Préalpes occidentales des Bornes (Gro
STS. 8.IV Massif des Bornes (Préalpes des Bornes)
SPG.8.IV.B. Préalpes occidentales des Bornes (Gro
Pays de Thones, la Clusaz, le grand Bornand et massif des Aravis - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 25 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.8 km2

44.3%

Nature

21.2 km2

27%

Agriculture

14.4 km2

18.3%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Rock-Sand

3.8 km2

4.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Le Grand-Bornand in country France

Le Grand-Bornand at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	66 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	66 km	NorthNorthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	118 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif du Bargy	FR	2.1 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Le Grand-Bornand

Type of weather in Le Grand-Bornand	light snow
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.44 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	07:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:56 Europe/Amsterdam