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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0246,Lat: 47.1997
Elevation	409 meter above sea level
Local time	16:06:15pm
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Doubs
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Besançon
Name	Fontain

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Arguel	1.8 km	West
2 Beure	1.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Pugey	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
4 La Vèze	3.4 km	EastNorthEast
5 Morre	4.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	112 km	EastSouthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	265 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	268 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 373 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is L'Entonnoir (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 42.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 43.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 61 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La vallée du Doubs entre Jura et Besançon - La Bordure Jurassienne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 107 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dole-Tavaux Airport (at a distance of 48 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.1 km2

34.4%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

31.6 km2

40.2%

Urban area

15.9 km2

20.2%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

1.6 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontain in country France

Fontain at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortifications of Vauban	France	4.1 km	North
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	31 km	SouthSouthWest
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	62 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Moyenne valle du Doubs	FR	2.6 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Beure

Type of weather in Beure	light rain
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam