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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.456,Lat: 45.7855
Elevation	223 meter above sea level
Local time	7:29:47am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Belley
Name	Briord

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montagnieu	1.1 km	NorthEast
2 Bouvesse-Quirieu	1.6 km	WestNorthWest
3 Serrières-de-Briord	2.4 km	North
4 Bénonces	4.9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Montalieu-Vercieu	5.1 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	200 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	276 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	347 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 263 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 du Bourget (43.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 28.2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 54.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 76 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 3%, hill: 82%, low mountains: 16%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Basse-terres Rhodaniennes - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 30 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.3 km2

36.1%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

36 km2

45.8%

Viticulture

1.1 km2

1.4%

Urban area

6 km2

7.7%

Water - Lakes

4.9 km2

6.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Briord in country France

Briord at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	49 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	127 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	130 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Milieux remarquables du Bas Bugey	FR	0.8 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bouvesse-Quirieu

Type of weather in Bouvesse-Quirieu	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam