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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8154,Lat: 46.6657
Elevation	589 meter above sea level
Local time	7:51:51am
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Jura
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lons-le-Saunier
Name	Fontenu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Songeson	1.7 km	South
2 Saffloz	2.6 km	East
3 Doucier	3 km	West
4 Marigny	3.2 km	NorthWest
5 Menétrux-en-Joux	4.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	128 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	287 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	328 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 334 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 Chalain (2.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 24.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 12%, low mountains: 87%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Le plateau des lacs - Le Second Plateau

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dole-Tavaux Airport (at a distance of 51 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.5 km2

51.5%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Wet nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

31.7 km2

40.4%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

3 km2

3.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontenu in country France

Fontenu 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	31 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Fortifications of Vauban	France	65 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	74 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Complexe des Sept Lacs du Jura	FR	5.2 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saffloz

Type of weather in Saffloz	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.91 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam