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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4749,Lat: 45.4841
Elevation	521 meter above sea level
Local time	7:16:41am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Isère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	La Tour-du-Pin
Name	Virieu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Panissage	0.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Chassignieu	2.7 km	NorthEast
3 Le Pin	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Doissin	4.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Valencogne	5.4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	222 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	248 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	362 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 230 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 Lac de Paladru (3.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 80.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 113 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 28%, low mountains: 72%, 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
Sud-ouest des terres froides - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Grenoble-Isère Airport (at a distance of 18 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.9 km2

20.2%

Agriculture

61.2 km2

77.9%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Virieu in country France

Virieu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	59 km	NorthWest
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	147 km	SouthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	149 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tourbire du Grand Lemps	FR	6.2 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Virieu

Type of weather in Virieu	light snow
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:01 Europe/Amsterdam