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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6072,Lat: 45.8263
Elevation	481 meter above sea level
Local time	16:03:35pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Belley
Name	Cheignieu-la-Balme

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rossillon	1.2 km	NorthWest
2 Contrevoz	2.7 km	SouthEast
3 Armix	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Virieu-le-Grand	4.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Andert-et-Condon	5.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	188 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	273 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	334 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 270 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 16.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 14.9 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 43.1 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 43%, low mountains: 22%, moderate high mountains: 35%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Collines du bassin de Belley - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 42 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

55.1 km2

70.2%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.2%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

18.7 km2

23.8%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.5%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cheignieu-la-Balme in country France

Cheignieu-la-Balme at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	61 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	115 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	118 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Milieux remarquables du Bas Bugey	FR	1 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Virieu-le-Grand

Type of weather in Virieu-le-Grand	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	41 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam