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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8979,Lat: 47.1982
Elevation	249 meter above sea level
Local time	13:38:23pm
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Doubs
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Besançon
Name	Grandfontaine

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dannemarie-sur-Crète	1.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Velesmes-Essarts	2 km	WestSouthWest
3 Thoraise	2.7 km	South
4 Montferrand-le-Château	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Chemaudin	3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	121 km	EastSouthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	268 km	North
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	275 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 378 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 46.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 50.5 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 71 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Du Jura à Besançon - Avants-Monts et Avants-Plateaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dole-Tavaux Airport (at a distance of 39 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.1 km2

37.1%

Agriculture

34.9 km2

44.4%

Urban area

12.4 km2

15.8%

Water - Lakes

2.1 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Grandfontaine in country France

Grandfontaine at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortifications of Vauban	France	11 km	EastNorthEast
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	29 km	South
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	72 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valles de la Loue et du Lison	FR	5.6 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grandfontaine

Type of weather in Grandfontaine	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam