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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8537,Lat: 45.8312
Elevation	240 meter above sea level
Local time	23:01:18pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lyon
Name	Fontaines-sur-Saône

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fontaines-Saint-Martin	1.5 km	North
2 Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Sathonay-Camp	1.8 km	SouthEast
4 Sathonay-Village	1.9 km	East
5 Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or	2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	235 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	309 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	387 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 259 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 Lac des Eaux Bleues (2.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 91.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 128 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 18%, hill: 81%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Agglomération Lyonnaise et Viennoise - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 21 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.9 km2

10.1%

Agriculture

24.7 km2

31.5%

Urban area

36.1 km2

46%

Water - Lakes

3.6 km2

4.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontaines-sur-Saône in country France

Fontaines-sur-Saône at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	7.3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	136 km	North
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	146 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l'le de Miribel-Jonage	FR	4.2 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fontaines-sur-Saône

Type of weather in Fontaines-sur-Saône	light rain
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam