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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7666,Lat: 46.3563
Elevation	405 meter above sea level
Local time	16:28:17pm
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Jura
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Claude
Name	Molinges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chassal	1.5 km	East
2 Larrivoire	2.1 km	SouthEast
3 Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude	2.3 km	West
4 Pratz	2.3 km	North
5 Rogna	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	144 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	300 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	319 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 311 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 Vouglans (15.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Crêt de la Neige with a height of 1720 meter (at a distance of 16.5 km and direction SouthEast).One of the mountains in Jura The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 22.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 31 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 23%, low mountains: 54%, moderate high mountains: 23%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
La cluse de la Bienne - Jura Plissé des Grands Vaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 30 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

57.6 km2

73.4%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

15.1 km2

19.2%

Urban area

4.7 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Molinges in country France

Molinges 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	65 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	77 km	East
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	83 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valles et ctes de la Bienne, du Tacon et du Flumen	FR	0.2 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude

Type of weather in Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam