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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1173,Lat: 45.8422
Elevation	202 meter above sea level
Local time	13:36:10pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bourg-en-Bresse
Name	Balan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Béligneux	1.6 km	NorthEast
2 Bressolles	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Dagneux	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Montluel	5.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Jons	5.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	217 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	297 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	368 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 266 km (direction South).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 Drapeau (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 72.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 101 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 39%, hill: 61%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plaine de l'Ain et plaine du Rhône en amont de Loyettes - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 13 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.4 km2

14.5%

Nature

11.9 km2

15.1%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

39.4 km2

50.1%

Urban area

11.3 km2

14.3%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balan in country France

Balan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	24 km	WestSouthWest
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	135 km	NorthNorthEast
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	136 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Steppes de la Valbonne	FR	1.1 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balan

Type of weather in Balan	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	51 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:11 Europe/Amsterdam