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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7746,Lat: 46.226
Elevation	1119 meter above sea level
Local time	9:32:17am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Giron

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Belleydoux	2.9 km	North
2 Échallon	2.9 km	West
3 Champfromier	4.9 km	SouthEast
4 Montanges	7.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Saint-Germain-de-Joux	7.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	151 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	304 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	306 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 301 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 15.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Crêt de la Neige with a height of 1720 meter (at a distance of 13.9 km and direction EastNorthEast).One of the mountains in Jura The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 15 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 21%, moderate high mountains: 79%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Plateaux du Haut-Bugey et vallée de la Sémine - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 26 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

59.3 km2

75.5%

Nature

3.2 km2

4.1%

Agriculture

14.4 km2

18.4%

Urban area

1.6 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Giron in country France

Giron at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	79 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	80 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	86 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crts du Haut-Jura	FR	0.4 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oyonnax

Type of weather in Oyonnax	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam