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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0364,Lat: 45.6691
Elevation	1042 meter above sea level
Local time	12:45:31pm
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chambéry
Name	Saint-François-de-Sales

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Déserts	4.9 km	SouthWest
2 Aillon-le-Vieux	5.7 km	SouthEast
3 Arith	6.4 km	NorthEast
4 Saint-Offenge-Dessus	7.2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Montcel	7.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	179 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	241 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	314 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 240 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 du Bourget (43.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 51.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 72 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 4%, moderate high mountains: 79%, high mountains: 18%, 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.V Massif des Bauges (Préalpes des Bauges)
SPG.8.V.B. Préalpes sud-orientales des Bauges (Gr
STS. 8.V Massif des Bauges (Préalpes des Bauges)
SPG.8.V.B. Préalpes sud-orientales des Bauges (Gr
Bassin du Châtelard - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 63 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 13 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

54.6 km2

69.5%

Nature

11.6 km2

14.8%

Agriculture

11 km2

14.1%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Rock-Sand

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-François-de-Sales in country France

Saint-François-de-Sales at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	94 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	107 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	108 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tourbire des Creusates	FR	1.8 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lescheraines

Type of weather in Lescheraines	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	07:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:59 Europe/Amsterdam