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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3884,Lat: 46.3336
Elevation	404 meter above sea level
Local time	3:57:01am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thonon-les-Bains
Name	Sciez

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Anthy-sur-Léman	2.9 km	NorthEast
2 Margencel	3 km	EastNorthEast
3 Excenevex	3.3 km	NorthWest
4 Massongy	4.4 km	WestSouthWest
5 Perrignier	5.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	106 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	256 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	300 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 278 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 0.8 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Léman with a height of 372 meter (at a distance of 22.4 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8.4 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.8 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 73%, low mountains: 27%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plaine du bas-chablais et pays de la Cote - paysages émergents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 24 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.6 km2

28.8%

Agriculture

25.8 km2

32.8%

Urban area

12.4 km2

15.8%

Water - Lakes

17.4 km2

22.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sciez in country France

Sciez at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	33 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	37 km	EastNorthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	78 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lac Lman	FR	0.2 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sciez

Type of weather in Sciez	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	07:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:55 Europe/Amsterdam