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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.7269,Lat: 45.8123
Elevation	1291 meter above sea level
Local time	8:05:08am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bonneville
Name	Les Contamines-Montjoie

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains	8.7 km	North
2 Megève	10 km	NorthWest
3 Demi-Quartier	10.6 km	NorthWest
4 Les Houches	10.8 km	NorthEast
5 Combloux	11.4 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	138 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	237 km	South
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	260 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 217 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 de la Girotte (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col de Seigne with a height of 2514 meter (at a distance of 8.6 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.4 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 16%, high mountains: 84%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
STS. 7.VI Alpes du Beaufortain (Massif du Beaufor*
SPG.7.VI.B. Chaîne Penaz-Jolly
STS. 7.VI Alpes du Beaufortain (Massif du Beaufor*
SPG.7.VI.B. Chaîne Penaz-Jolly
Vallée de St Gervais et haut-val d'Arly - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 67 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 50 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.1 km2

28.1%

Nature

35.2 km2

44.9%

Agriculture

2.3 km2

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Rock-Sand

13.8 km2

17.6%

Ice - Glacier

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Contamines-Montjoie in country France

Les Contamines-Montjoie at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	73 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	75 km	North
3 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	98 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Contamines Montjoie - Miage - Tr la Tte	FR	0.2 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Les Contamines-Montjoie

Type of weather in Les Contamines-Montjoie	light snow
Current temperature:	-6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	07:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:55 Europe/Amsterdam