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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8299,Lat: 46.0421
Elevation	522 meter above sea level
Local time	23:48:49pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Name	Franclens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chêne-en-Semine	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Injoux-Génissiat	2.3 km	NorthWest
3 Challonges	2.8 km	South
4 Usinens	2.9 km	SouthEast
5 Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône	4.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	159 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	286 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	308 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 284 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 is Lac de Nantua (1.4 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.8 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 15.9 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 13.7 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 67%, low mountains: 33%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Vallée du Rhône entre le défilé de Fort l'Ecluse et le pays de Seyssel - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 31 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 25 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.5 km2

42.7%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

39.1 km2

49.8%

Urban area

2.3 km2

Water - Lakes

1.7 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Franclens in country France

Franclens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	83 km	WestSouthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	86 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	90 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Les Usses	FR	3.8 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bellegarde-sur-Valserine

Type of weather in Bellegarde-sur-Valserine	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam