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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3957,Lat: 46.243
Elevation	1044 meter above sea level
Local time	2:55:27am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thonon-les-Bains
Name	Saxel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Brenthonne	2.5 km	North
2 Burdignin	3 km	SouthEast
3 Bons-en-Chablais	3.8 km	NorthWest
4 Fessy	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Boëge	3.9 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	112 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	259 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	290 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 270 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 Le Léman (234.1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.8 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 19.8 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 6.6 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.2 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 41%, moderate high mountains: 59%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 8.III Massif du Chablais (Préalpes du Chabla
SPG.8.III.C. Chaîne Roc d'Enfer-Brasses
STS. 8.III Massif du Chablais (Préalpes du Chabla
SPG.8.III.C. Chaîne Roc d'Enfer-Brasses
Pays de Boege ou vallée verte - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 22 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.8 km2

53.3%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

27.7 km2

35.2%

Urban area

8 km2

10.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saxel in country France

Saxel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	39 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	42 km	NorthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	87 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif des Voirons	FR	2.9 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bons-en-Chablais

Type of weather in Bons-en-Chablais	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.73 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam