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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5597,Lat: 45.4093
Elevation	599 meter above sea level
Local time	22:36:49pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Isère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Grenoble
Name	Chirens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Murette	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Saint-Nicolas-de-Macherin	3.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Charavines	4.2 km	NorthWest
4 Bilieu	4.4 km	North
5 Massieu	4.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	224 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	238 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	361 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 224 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 de Paladru (3.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.2 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 85.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 120 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 37%, low mountains: 60%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
STS. 8.VI Massif de la Chartreuse (Préalpes de l
SPG.8.VI.B. Préalpes méridionales de la Chartreu
STS. 8.VI Massif de la Chartreuse (Préalpes de l
SPG.8.VI.B. Préalpes méridionales de la Chartreu
Collines du Voironnais - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Grenoble-Isère Airport (at a distance of 19 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.2 km2

38.4%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Wet nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

38.6 km2

49.2%

Urban area

7.1 km2

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chirens in country France

Chirens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	69 km	NorthWest
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	145 km	SouthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	151 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais du Val d'Ainan	FR	0.7 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chirens

Type of weather in Chirens	moderate rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam