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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3114,Lat: 45.9816
Elevation	243 meter above sea level
Local time	2:12:27am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Belley
Name	Château-Gaillard

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ambérieu-en-Bugey	3.4 km	SouthEast
2 Villette-sur-Ain	3.4 km	WestNorthWest
3 Saint-Denis-en-Bugey	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Priay	3.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	196 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	300 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	348 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 283 km (direction South).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 Étang de Chassagne (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 52.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plaine de l'Ain et plaine du Rhône en amont de Loyettes - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.6 km2

11%

Nature

2.9 km2

3.7%

Agriculture

47.4 km2

60.3%

Urban area

13 km2

16.5%

Infrastructure

3.2 km2

4.1%

Water - Lakes

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Château-Gaillard in country France

Château-Gaillard at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	44 km	WestSouthWest
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	115 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	124 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Basse valle de l'Ain, confluence Ain-Rhne	FR	0.1 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Château-Gaillard

Type of weather in Château-Gaillard	light rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam