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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.683,Lat: 45.1952
Elevation	210 meter above sea level
Local time	8:57:17am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Isère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Grenoble
Name	Fontaine
Other place with same name 1	Fontaine Champagne-Ardenne - Aube
Other place with same name 2	Fontaine Franche-Comté - Territoire de Belfort

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Seyssinet-Pariset	2.2 km	South
3 Sassenage	3 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Grenoble	3.3 km	SouthEast
5 Seyssins	3.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	213 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	237 km	NorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	367 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 204 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Isere, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Grand Lac de Laffrey (1.1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 75 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 105 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 2%, hill: 65%, low mountains: 16%, moderate high mountains: 17%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
STS. 6.III Préalpes du Vercors (Massif du Vercors
SPG.6.III.A. Chaîne Grand Veymont-Lans-Charande (
STS. 6.III Préalpes du Vercors (Massif du Vercors
SPG.6.III.A. Chaîne Grand Veymont-Lans-Charande (
Agglomération de Grenoble - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 76 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Grenoble-Isère Airport (at a distance of 33 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.2 km2

32.1%

Nature

1.7 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

10.6 km2

13.5%

Urban area

34.1 km2

43.5%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Rock-Sand

0.8 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

2.1 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontaine in country France

Fontaine at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	92 km	NorthWest
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	134 km	SouthWest
3 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	136 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, forts remarquables et habitats rocheux du Plateau du Sornin	FR	4.3 km	WestNorthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fontaine

Type of weather in Fontaine	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	07:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:01 Europe/Amsterdam