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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3479,Lat: 45.6685
Elevation	380 meter above sea level
Local time	7:07:14am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Albertville
Name	Mercury

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gilly-sur-Isère	0.9 km	SouthEast
2 Plancherine	2.4 km	West
3 Verrens-Arvey	2.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Albertville	2.9 km	East
5 Grignon	3 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	165 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	231 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	294 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 226 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Isere, 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 17.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 36.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 45%, low mountains: 26%, moderate high mountains: 24%, high mountains: 5%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 8.V Massif des Bauges (Préalpes des Bauges)
SPG.8.V.A. Préalpes nord-orientales des Bauges (P
STS. 8.V Massif des Bauges (Préalpes des Bauges)
SPG.8.V.A. Préalpes nord-orientales des Bauges (P
Combe de Savoie et bassin d'Albertville - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 35 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36 km2

45.8%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

25.7 km2

32.8%

Urban area

12.7 km2

16.1%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.2%

Water - Lakes

1.3 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mercury in country France

Mercury 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	96 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	96 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	119 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rseau de zones humides dans la Combe de Savoie et la moyenne valle de l'Isre	FR	1.5 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gilly-sur-Isère

Type of weather in Gilly-sur-Isère	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam