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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3707,Lat: 45.8875
Elevation	565 meter above sea level
Local time	3:12:39am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Name	Joux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Violay	3.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Saint-Cyr-de-Valorges	5 km	West
3 Tarare	5.3 km	East
4 Machézal	6.5 km	NorthWest
5 Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé	6.8 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	264 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	340 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	365 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 260 km (direction South).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 de Villerest (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 27.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 125.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 176 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 7%, low mountains: 78%, moderate high mountains: 15%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Monts du Tararais forestier - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.5 km2

45.2%

Nature

2.6 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

38.4 km2

48.9%

Urban area

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Joux in country France

Joux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	38 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	110 km	West
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	135 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Site chiroptres des Monts du Matin	FR	7.4 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Violay

Type of weather in Violay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam