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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1751,Lat: 46.3708
Elevation	219 meter above sea level
Local time	3:53:43am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bourg-en-Bresse
Name	Foissiat

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Étrez	4.2 km	South
2 Jayat	4.4 km	West
3 Lescheroux	4.8 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Malafretaz	6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Montrevel-en-Bresse	6.1 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	185 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	342 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	343 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 324 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Gravière de Montrevel N 1 (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.4 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 63.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 89 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 26%, hill: 74%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plaine de Bresse - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 72 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.2 km2

9.2%

Agriculture

66.1 km2

84.2%

Urban area

2.8 km2

3.6%

Water - Lakes

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Foissiat in country France

Foissiat at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	72 km	SouthSouthWest
2 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	80 km	NorthNorthWest
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	83 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Revermont et gorges de l'Ain	FR	14 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Foissiat
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Foissiat

Type of weather in Foissiat	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam