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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.5423,Lat: 47.2172
Elevation	703 meter above sea level
Local time	7:26:07am
Name province/region (Région)	Franche-Comté
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Doubs
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Pontarlier
Name	Pierrefontaine-les-Varans

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Sommette	3.6 km	SouthWest
2 Plaimbois-Vennes	3.8 km	South
3 Laviron	4.8 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Germéfontaine	5.8 km	West
5 Domprel	5.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	75 km	EastSouthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	226 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	268 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 354 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de Chaillexon (1.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 19.1 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 19.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 0%, low mountains: 86%, moderate high mountains: 14%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le plateau d'Orsans à Terres-de-Chaux - Le Premier Plateau

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (at a distance of 85 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27 km2

34.3%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.8%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

48.4 km2

61.6%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans in country France

Pierrefontaine-les-Varans at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	25 km	EastSouthEast
2 Fortifications of Vauban	France	39 km	West
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	59 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valles du Dessoubre, de la Rverotte et du Doubs	FR	0.6 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pierrefontaine-les-Varans

Type of weather in Pierrefontaine-les-Varans	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	07:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:52 Europe/Amsterdam