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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4645,Lat: 46.1253
Elevation	617 meter above sea level
Local time	20:19:18pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Challes-la-Montagne

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ceignes	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Serrières-sur-Ain	2.3 km	WestNorthWest
3 Saint-Alban	2.3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Labalme	4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Cerdon	4.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	177 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	307 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	331 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 300 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 Retenue d'Allement (1.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.1 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 38 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 53 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 42%, low mountains: 55%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Monts de l'Ain - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

44.6 km2

56.8%

Nature

3.2 km2

Agriculture

26.1 km2

33.3%

Viticulture

0.4 km2

0.5%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Challes-la-Montagne in country France

Challes-la-Montagne at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	63 km	SouthWest
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	96 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	107 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Revermont et gorges de l'Ain	FR	3.2 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Poncin

Type of weather in Poncin	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam