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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5563,Lat: 45.7782
Elevation	325 meter above sea level
Local time	20:01:38pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Name	Bessenay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bibost	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Brussieu	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Chevinay	4 km	East
4 Courzieu	4 km	South
5 Saint-Julien-sur-Bibost	4 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	257 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	321 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	382 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 249 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Gravière d'Anse (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 23.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 115.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 161 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 73%, low mountains: 27%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Vallons de l'est du Tararais - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.8 km2

18.9%

Agriculture

60 km2

76.4%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

3.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bessenay in country France

Bessenay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	22 km	East
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	124 km	West
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	144 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Site chiroptres des Monts du Matin	FR	18 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bessenay

Type of weather in Bessenay	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam