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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6182,Lat: 46.2286
Elevation	594 meter above sea level
Local time	17:17:35pm
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Groissiat

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bellignat	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Martignat	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Géovreisset	3.1 km	North
4 Samognat	4 km	NorthWest
5 Apremont	4.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	161 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	311 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	315 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 310 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 Retenue de Charmine-Moux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 26.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 10%, low mountains: 67%, moderate high mountains: 23%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Val de l'Ange - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 38 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

48.5 km2

61.7%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

17.7 km2

22.5%

Urban area

11.4 km2

14.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Groissiat in country France

Groissiat at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	79 km	SouthWest
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	81 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	92 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Revermont et gorges de l'Ain	FR	6.9 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Groissiat

Type of weather in Groissiat	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 24 November 2024:	9 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	07:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:57 Europe/Amsterdam