Acquisition
Can you buy property here, and what will it cost to hold?
–
Not enough data · 1 of 6 scored
Scored 66 (Good, confidence 30%) from built fraction 2km = 0.14. Not yet measured: land_availability_score.
Sample report. Data models only; research agents were not run, so some criteria are not measured.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France · 45.92370, 6.86940 · assessed October 24, 2026 · 26 models ran
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: strongest on environment, weakest on self-sufficiency
74
Good
Overall, today and grid down
Good
| Elevation | 1,040 m |
|---|---|
| Prominence within 50 km | 666 m |
| Distance to the coast | 218 km |
| Land cover | Built-up |
| Mean temperature | 8.4 °C |
| Rain a year | 1,767 mm |
| People per km² | 639 |
| Nearest volcano | 302 km |
| Nearest nuclear plant | 120 km |
Summary
Current score 78.0 (Good). Outage score 70.5 (Good). Theoretical: ECDO (104° crust rotation) score 69.5 (Good). Theoretical: Solar micronova (90° crust shift) score 70.8 (Good). Theoretical: Large-scale nuclear exchange score 63.8 (Fair).
Strengths
- 87
Shelter Terrain
Scored 87 (Excellent, confidence 100%) from relief 1km m = 420.69 m.
- 95
New Latitude
Scored 95 (Excellent, confidence 85%) from post abs lat = 26.24 deg.
- 94
New Latitude
Scored 94 (Excellent, confidence 85%) from post abs lat = 28.4 deg.
- 97
Volcanic Safety
Scored 97 (Excellent, confidence 79%) from nearest km = 301.5 km; exposure index = 0.01.
- 100
Cooling Independence
Scored 100 (Excellent, confidence 68%) from cooling degree days = 3 °C·day/yr; hot days 35c = 0 days/yr.
Concerns
- 9
Fallout Safety
Scored 8 (Critical, confidence 60%) from fallout index = 0.83.
- 10
Wind Viability
Scored 10 (Critical, confidence 68%) from wind 50m ms = 2.16 m/s.
- 30
Local Food Systems
Scored 30 (Critical, confidence 35%) from cropland fraction 2km = 0. Not yet measured: local_food_score.
- 38
Tectonic Stress
Scored 38 (Poor, confidence 72%) from fault distance km = 1.33 km; m6 within 200km = 0 events since 1975.
- 38
Tectonic Stress
Scored 38 (Poor, confidence 72%) from fault distance km = 1.33 km; m6 within 200km = 0 events since 1975.
Criteria
What is it like to live here today? Present-day conditions at the exact coordinates.
Access
Can you reach what you need from here?
–
Not enough data · 2 of 6 scored
Scored 82 (Excellent, confidence 90%) from airport major km = 68.28 km; airport any km = 59.61 km.
Scored 86 (Excellent, confidence 30%) from density per km2 = 639.42 people/km²; density per km2 = 379.07 people/km². Not yet measured: connectivity_score.
Community
Who lives here, and is it a place you can put down roots?
–
Not enough data · 0 of 7 scored
Self-Sufficiency
Can this land support an independent life?
69
Good · 6 of 6 scored
Scored 70 (Good, confidence 60%) from frost free days = 182.5 days/yr; annual precip mm = 1767 mm/yr; annual precip mm = 1146.88 mm/yr. Not yet measured: ph, organic_carbon_g_kg.
Scored 45 (Poor, confidence 68%) from solar kwh m2 day = 3.72 kWh/m²/day; wind 50m ms = 2.16 m/s.
Scored 72 (Good, confidence 37%) from annual precip mm = 1767 mm/yr; annual precip mm = 1146.88 mm/yr; water fraction 2km = 0.01. Not yet measured: water_table_depth_m.
Scored 100 (Excellent, confidence 59%) from tree fraction 2km = 0.73. Not yet measured: raw_materials_score.
Scored 60 (Fair, confidence 47%) from grass shrub fraction 2km = 0.11; annual precip mm = 1767 mm/yr; annual precip mm = 1146.88 mm/yr. Not yet measured: livestock_capacity_score.
Scored 71 (Good, confidence 43%) from tree fraction 2km = 0.73; water fraction 2km = 0.01. Not yet measured: wild_harvest_score.
Environment
What is the physical world doing at these coordinates?
87
Excellent · 6 of 6 scored
Scored 66 (Good, confidence 68%) from comfort days = 87 days/yr; hot days 35c = 0 days/yr; freezing days minus10 = 9.1 days/yr.
Scored 71 (Good, confidence 71%) from m5 within 100km = 1 events since 1975; m6 within 200km = 0 events since 1975; m7 within 300km = 0 events since 1975.
Scored 96 (Excellent, confidence 57%) from annual precip mm = 1767 mm/yr; annual precip mm = 1146.88 mm/yr; precip cv = 0.12. Not yet measured: water_stress_score.
Scored 97 (Excellent, confidence 46%) from wildfire index = 0.03. Not yet measured: wildfire_score.
Scored 100 (Excellent, confidence 55%) from river depth rp100 m = 0 m; river depth rp10 m = 0 m; river depth rp100 max 300m = 0 m. Not yet measured: zone_hazard_index, event_risk_score.
Scored 97 (Excellent, confidence 79%) from nearest km = 301.5 km; exposure index = 0.01.
Overall assessment
Narrative assessment requires the editor agent (set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY).
Models and data
26 of 33 ran, 1 unavailable this time · written by the plain writer (research agents not run) · run cost $0.00 · 1 s
| Model | Licence | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Research agent - property and acquisition | Web research with cited sources (Claude) | not run |
| Research agent - community, safety and governance | Web research with cited sources (Claude) | not run |
| Research agent - land, water and natural hazards | Web research with cited sources (Claude) | not run |
| Research agent - community resilience | Web research with cited sources (Claude) | not run |
| Research agent - healthcare, grid and connectivity | Web research with cited sources (Claude) | not run |
| OurAirports - large airports with scheduled service | Public domain | version live, cached |
| OurAirports - regional airports with scheduled service | Public domain | version live, cached |
| Copernicus GLO-30 Digital Elevation Model | Copernicus DEM licence (free, commercial use allowed) | version 2021.1, cached |
| ERA5 / ERA5-Land ten-year observed climatology | Copernicus licence; Open-Meteo CC BY 4.0 (free API tier is non-commercial) | version 2014-2023, cached |
| ESA WorldCover 10 m land cover | CC BY 4.0 | version v200-2021, cached |
| FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer | Public domain (U.S. Government work) | not covered here |
| GEM Global Active Faults Database | CC BY-SA 4.0 | version 2019.0, cached |
| OpenStreetMap Nominatim reverse geocoding | ODbL 1.0 | version 1, cached |
| Geomagnetic latitude (IGRF dipole) | Public domain (IAGA IGRF coefficients) | version igrf14-2025, cached |
| JRC Global Human Settlement Layer - population 2020 (1 km) | CC BY 4.0 | version R2023A, cached |
| Copernicus GloFAS river flood hazard, 10-year return period | Copernicus EMS / JRC open data (CC BY 4.0) | version 2.1.2, cached |
| Copernicus GloFAS river flood hazard, 100-year return period | Copernicus EMS / JRC open data (CC BY 4.0) | version 2.1.2, cached |
| Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program - Holocene volcanoes | Smithsonian terms of use (citation required) | version 5.3, cached |
| Derived hazard indices (landslide, wildfire, coastal surge) | Derived from the input models' licences | version 1, cached |
| Meta / CIESIN High Resolution Settlement Layer (population) | CC BY 4.0 | version 1.5, cached |
| NASA POWER climatology (solar and wind) | NASA open data (no restrictions) | version v2.x-climatology, cached |
| Natural Earth 1:10m coastline | Public domain | version 5.1, cached |
| Natural Earth populated places - cities over 1 million | Public domain | version 5.1, cached |
| Natural Earth populated places - towns over 50,000 | Public domain | version 5.1, cached |
| OpenStreetMap services and road access (Overpass) | ODbL 1.0 | error |
| Scenario profile: ECDO (104° crust rotation) | Profile derived from public papers; computations by Refugia | version 1, cached |
| Scenario profile: solar micronova with 90° crust shift | Profile derived from public material; computations by Refugia | version 1, cached |
| Scenario profile: large-scale nuclear exchange | Computed from public datasets (Natural Earth, WRI GPPD) and a public-source site list | version 1, cached |
| ISRIC SoilGrids 250 m | CC BY 4.0 | version 2.0, cached |
| Regional prominence and terrain position | Copernicus DEM via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0, free tier non-commercial) | version 1, cached |
| USGS ComCat earthquake history | Public domain (U.S. Government work) | version 1975-present, cached |
| WRI Global Power Plant Database - nuclear plants | CC BY 4.0 | version 1.3.0, cached |
| WRI Global Power Plant Database - all plants | CC BY 4.0 | version 1.3.0, cached |
Scores compare places on one absolute 0 to 100 scale. They do not predict outcomes and are not professional advice.