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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4135,Lat: 45.9245
Elevation	1143 meter above sea level
Local time	23:17:35pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Annecy
Name	Saint-Jean-de-Sixt

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Grand-Bornand	2.5 km	NorthEast
2 La Clusaz	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Les Villards-sur-Thônes	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Entremont	4.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Manigod	7.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	138 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	256 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	274 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 242 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 18.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 31.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 2%, moderate high mountains: 68%, high mountains: 29%, 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 42 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 24 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.2 km2

51.2%

Nature

14.4 km2

18.3%

Agriculture

15.9 km2

20.2%

Urban area

4.5 km2

5.7%

Rock-Sand

3.3 km2

4.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Jean-de-Sixt in country France

Saint-Jean-de-Sixt at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	68 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	68 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	120 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Les Frettes - Massif des Glires	FR	1.9 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Jean-de-Sixt

Type of weather in Saint-Jean-de-Sixt	few clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam