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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8533,Lat: 45.7021
Elevation	210 meter above sea level
Local time	0:28:31am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lyon
Name	Saint-Fons

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vénissieux	2.3 km	East
2 Pierre-Bénite	2.5 km	West
3 Feyzin	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Oullins	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Irigny	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	243 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	299 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	393 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 245 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Medium, 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 12.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 97.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 137 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 72%, hill: 28%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 18 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

10.9 km2

13.9%

Urban area

56.2 km2

71.5%

Infrastructure

4.7 km2

Water - Lakes

3.2 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Fons in country France

Saint-Fons at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	7.4 km	North
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	147 km	West
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	150 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l'le de Miribel-Jonage	FR	9.9 km	NorthNorthEast

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Filming Location	IMDB Saint-Fons
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Fons

Type of weather in Saint-Fons	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 22 May 2024:	15 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam