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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2431,Lat: 45.9964
Elevation	696 meter above sea level
Local time	6:16:20am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Annecy
Name	Thorens-Glières

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aviernoz	0.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Évires	4.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Les Ollières	5.1 km	WestSouthWest
4 Groisy	5.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Villaz	6.5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	140 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	268 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	282 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 257 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 12.1 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Genève with a height of 383 meter (at a distance of 25 km and direction NorthNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 18.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 47%, moderate high mountains: 42%, high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plateau des Bornes - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 29 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 13 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.6 km2

45.4%

Nature

4.2 km2

5.4%

Agriculture

35.7 km2

45.5%

Urban area

1.6 km2

2.1%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.2%

Rock-Sand

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Thorens-Glières in country France

Thorens-Glières at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	67 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	69 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	108 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Les Frettes - Massif des Glires	FR	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Thorens-Glières

Type of weather in Thorens-Glières	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam