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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5996,Lat: 47.4409
Elevation	191 meter above sea level
Local time	9:47:43am
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Haute-Saône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vesoul
Name	Gray

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gray-la-Ville	2 km	West
2 Arc-lès-Gray	2.1 km	North
3 Ancier	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
4 Velet	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
5 Battrans	3.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	150 km	EastSouthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	244 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Paris	France	291 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 413 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Réservoir de la Vingeanne (1.4 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 39.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 85.1 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 119 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 41%, hill: 59%, The hills are mainly western 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
L'aire urbaine de Gray - La Basse Vallée de la Saône

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 139 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dijon-Bourgogne Airport (at a distance of 43 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.3 km2

30.9%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

43.7 km2

55.6%

Urban area

7.2 km2

9.2%

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gray in country France

Gray at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortifications of Vauban	France	40 km	SouthEast
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	60 km	SouthSouthEast
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	70 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Sane	FR	0.4 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gray

Type of weather in Gray	few clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam