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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0007,Lat: 45.4325
Elevation	259 meter above sea level
Local time	6:09:39am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Isère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Grenoble
Name	Barraux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pontcharra	1.3 km	East
2 Laissaud	3.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 La Buissière	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Chapareillan	3.6 km	North
5 Saint-Maximin	3.8 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	202 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	220 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	331 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 217 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Isere, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Bassin du Flumet (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 60.9 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 85 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 67%, low mountains: 14%, moderate high mountains: 17%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
STS. 8.VI Massif de la Chartreuse (Préalpes de l
SPG.8.VI.A. Préalpes septentr. de la Chartreuse (
STS. 8.VI Massif de la Chartreuse (Préalpes de l
SPG.8.VI.A. Préalpes septentr. de la Chartreuse (
Agglomération de Pontcharra - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 79 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 25 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.4 km2

43.9%

Agriculture

35 km2

44.7%

Urban area

6.7 km2

8.6%

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Barraux in country France

Barraux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	99 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	131 km	NorthNorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	132 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Hauts de Chartreuse	FR	4.4 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pontcharra

Type of weather in Pontcharra	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.22 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:59 Europe/Amsterdam