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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4059,Lat: 45.9294
Elevation	371 meter above sea level
Local time	6:57:55am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Belley
Name	Torcieu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey	2.4 km	EastNorthEast
2 Cleyzieu	3.4 km	SouthEast
3 Bettant	3.9 km	WestNorthWest
4 Vaux-en-Bugey	4.2 km	West
5 Ambutrix	5.3 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	193 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	291 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	343 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 278 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 Étang de Chassagne (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 48 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 51%, low mountains: 49%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Cluse des Hôpitaux et vallée de l'Albarine - paysages naturels

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

54.2 km2

68.9%

Nature

2.1 km2

2.6%

Agriculture

16.9 km2

21.5%

Urban area

5 km2

6.4%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torcieu in country France

Torcieu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	48 km	WestSouthWest
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	118 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	121 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Milieux remarquables du Bas Bugey	FR	0.2 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey

Type of weather in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam