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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8895,Lat: 47.1693
Elevation	232 meter above sea level
Local time	10:03:36am
Name province/region (Région)	Franche-Comté
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Doubs
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Besançon
Name	Torpes
Other place with same name 1	Torpes Bourgogne - Saône-et-Loire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Thoraise	1.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Boussières	1.9 km	SouthEast
3 Montferrand-le-Château	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
4 Routelle	2.6 km	West
5 Velesmes-Essarts	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	121 km	EastSouthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	272 km	North
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	276 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 376 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 is L'Entonnoir (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 44.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 49.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 69 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, 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
Du Jura à Besançon - Avants-Monts et Avants-Plateaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 105 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dole-Tavaux Airport (at a distance of 37 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.2 km2

43.5%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

31.7 km2

40.3%

Urban area

8.7 km2

11.1%

Water - Lakes

3.2 km2

4.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torpes in country France

Torpes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortifications of Vauban	France	13 km	EastNorthEast
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	26 km	South
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	72 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cte de Chteau le Bois et gouffre du Creux Pp	FR	3.5 km	WestSouthWest

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Filming Location	IMDB Torpes
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Boussières

Type of weather in Boussières	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.74 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	07:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:54 Europe/Amsterdam