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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7914,Lat: 46.1514
Elevation	484 meter above sea level
Local time	7:14:27am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Châtillon-en-Michaille

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montanges	1.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Confort	2.4 km	East
3 Lancrans	4.2 km	SouthEast
4 Bellegarde-sur-Valserine	4.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Champfromier	5.1 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	154 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	298 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	306 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 294 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.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 Nantua (1.4 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.6 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Crêt de la Neige with a height of 1720 meter (at a distance of 17.8 km and direction NorthEast).One of the mountains in Jura The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 12.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 15%, low mountains: 47%, moderate high mountains: 38%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Cluse de Nantua - paysages marqués par de grands équipements

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 26 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 35 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

52.6 km2

67%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.6%

Agriculture

16.3 km2

20.8%

Urban area

5 km2

6.3%

Infrastructure

1.2 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Châtillon-en-Michaille in country France

Châtillon-en-Michaille at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	83 km	EastNorthEast
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	86 km	WestSouthWest
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	87 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Galerie chauves-souris du Pont des Pierres	FR	1.7 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Châtillon-en-Michaille

Type of weather in Châtillon-en-Michaille	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam