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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3348,Lat: 45.8528
Elevation	298 meter above sea level
Local time	23:17:11pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Isère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	La Tour-du-Pin
Name	La Balme-les-Grottes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Parmilieu	2.2 km	SouthEast
2 Vertrieu	3.4 km	NorthEast
3 Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey	4.5 km	NorthEast
4 Saint-Baudille-de-la-Tour	4.9 km	South
5 Porcieu-Amblagnieu	5.4 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	203 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	288 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	352 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 269 km (direction SouthSouthWest).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 Étang de Chassagne (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 57.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 13%, hill: 87%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plaine de l'Ain et plaine du Rhône en amont de Loyettes - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 24 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.9 km2

26.7%

Nature

1.6 km2

Agriculture

44.1 km2

56.2%

Urban area

8.5 km2

10.8%

Water - Lakes

3 km2

3.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Balme-les-Grottes in country France

La Balme-les-Grottes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	40 km	West
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	127 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	130 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
L'Isle Crmieu	FR	0.3 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey

Type of weather in Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam