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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0298,Lat: 45.587
Elevation	816 meter above sea level
Local time	5:47:04am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chambéry
Name	Thoiry
Other place with same name 1	Thoiry Île-de-France - Yvelines
Other place with same name 2	Thoiry Rhône-Alpes - Ain

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Curienne	2.9 km	SouthWest
2 Saint-Jean-d'Arvey	3.1 km	West
3 Barby	4.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Saint-Alban-Leysse	5.5 km	West
5 Challes-les-Eaux	5.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	186 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	234 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	319 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 232 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 13 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 60.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 84 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 8%, low mountains: 30%, moderate high mountains: 53%, high mountains: 9%, The hills are mainly western 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
Plateau de la Leysse - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 73 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 13 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

50.7 km2

64.6%

Nature

3.2 km2

Agriculture

20.9 km2

26.6%

Urban area

3.7 km2

4.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Thoiry in country France

Thoiry at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	95 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	115 km	NorthNorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	116 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rebord mridional du Massif des Bauges	FR	0.6 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Barby

Type of weather in Barby	light snow
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	07:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:59 Europe/Amsterdam