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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.782,Lat: 45.8493
Elevation	255 meter above sea level
Local time	19:44:50pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Belley
Name	Culoz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Béon	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vions	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Ruffieux	4.3 km	East
4 Lavours	4.5 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Ceyzérieu	4.6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	177 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	268 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	321 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 266 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 5.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 6.6 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 33.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 79%, low mountains: 7%, moderate high mountains: 14%, 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
Plaine de Lavours et ses bordures - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 50 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 25 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.4 km2

46.3%

Nature

9.4 km2

12%

Wet nature

6.3 km2

Agriculture

17.5 km2

22.3%

Urban area

3.4 km2

4.3%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

1.8%

Water - Lakes

3.9 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Culoz in country France

Culoz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	74 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	103 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	106 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais de Lavours	FR	0.9 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Culoz

Type of weather in Culoz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam