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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6189,Lat: 46.5243
Elevation	516 meter above sea level
Local time	10:15:18am
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Jura
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lons-le-Saunier
Name	Orgelet

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Plaisia	1.6 km	NorthEast
2 Écrille	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Dompierre-sur-Mont	4 km	North
4 Chavéria	4.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 La Tour-du-Meix	4.2 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	147 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	306 km	East
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	341 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 333 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 4.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 35.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 46%, low mountains: 54%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La petite montagne plissée - La Petite Montagne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 49 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dole-Tavaux Airport (at a distance of 59 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.8 km2

44.3%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

39.5 km2

50.3%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Water - Lakes

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Orgelet in country France

Orgelet 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	50 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	83 km	NorthWest
3 Fortifications of Vauban	France	85 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Petite montagne du Jura	FR	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orgelet

Type of weather in Orgelet	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam