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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7377,Lat: 46.2195
Elevation	721 meter above sea level
Local time	7:59:40am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Échallon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Giron	2.9 km	East
2 Belleydoux	4.7 km	NorthEast
3 Saint-Germain-de-Joux	5.6 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Apremont	5.8 km	West
5 Lalleyriat	6.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	154 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	306 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	307 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 302 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 12.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Crêt de la Neige with a height of 1720 meter (at a distance of 16.9 km and direction EastNorthEast).One of the mountains in Jura The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 17.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 0%, low mountains: 23%, moderate high mountains: 76%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Plateaux du Haut-Bugey et vallée de la Sémine - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 29 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

61 km2

77.6%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.5%

Agriculture

12.9 km2

16.5%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Échallon in country France

Échallon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	80 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	83 km	EastNorthEast
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	86 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crts du Haut-Jura	FR	2.7 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oyonnax

Type of weather in Oyonnax	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam