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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6831,Lat: 46.0986
Elevation	802 meter above sea level
Local time	9:29:22am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bonneville
Name	Verchaix

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Morillon	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 La Rivière-Enverse	3.7 km	West
3 Samoëns	4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Saint-Sigismond	5.9 km	WestSouthWest
5 Les Gets	6.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	111 km	NorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	246 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	269 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 243 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 (reservoir) is Lac d'Emosson (2.9 km² at a height of around 1929 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.1 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Dents Blanches with a height of 2759 meter (at a distance of 12.7 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.8 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 24%, moderate high mountains: 51%, high mountains: 25%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 8.II Massif du Giffre (Massif du Faucigny, P*
SPG.8.II.C. Chaîne Dents Blanches-Avoudrues-Nant
STS. 8.II Massif du Giffre (Massif du Faucigny, P*
SPG.8.II.C. Chaîne Dents Blanches-Avoudrues-Nant
Haut-Giffre - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 47 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.8 km2

59.6%

Nature

10.6 km2

13.4%

Agriculture

16.4 km2

20.8%

Urban area

2.3 km2

2.9%

Rock-Sand

2 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Verchaix in country France

Verchaix at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	43 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	44 km	North
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	111 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plateau de Lox	FR	1.5 km	NorthWest

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Filming Location	IMDB Verchaix
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Verchaix

Type of weather in Verchaix	light snow
Current temperature:	-3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	07:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:55 Europe/Amsterdam