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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8291,Lat: 46.4945
Elevation	911 meter above sea level
Local time	23:27:35pm
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Jura
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Claude
Name	Les Piards

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Prénovel	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Étival	3.1 km	WestNorthWest
3 Chaux-des-Prés	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Les Crozets	4.6 km	SouthWest
5 Leschères	4.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	133 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	291 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	331 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 319 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 Labbaye (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col de la Givrine with a height of 1228 meter (at a distance of 21 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 19 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 9%, moderate high mountains: 91%, 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
L'axe des Hautes Joux - Jura Plissé des Grands Vaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 36 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

56.2 km2

71.6%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Wet nature

2.4 km2

Agriculture

17.1 km2

21.7%

Urban area

2 km2

2.5%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Piards in country France

Les Piards 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	49 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	70 km	East
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	77 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Combe du Nanchez	FR	0.3 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Saint-Claude

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Saint-Claude	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam