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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.867,Lat: 45.7521
Elevation	179 meter above sea level
Local time	9:26:15am
Population	461000 (2nd largest city in country)
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lyon
Name	Lyon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Villeurbanne	2.3 km	NorthEast
2 Bron	3.5 km	SouthEast
3 La Mulatière	5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Caluire-et-Cuire	5.1 km	North
5 Vénissieux	5.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	239 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	302 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	389 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 251 km (direction SouthSouthWest).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 des Eaux Bleues (2.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 94.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 132 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 83%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Agglomération Lyonnaise et Viennoise - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 17 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

64.9 km2

82.6%

Infrastructure

3.4 km2

4.3%

Water - Lakes

4.2 km2

5.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lyon in country France

Lyon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	3.1 km	NorthWest
2 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	145 km	North
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	148 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l'le de Miribel-Jonage	FR	4.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Lyon
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lyon

Type of weather in Lyon	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam