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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7734,Lat: 45.8092
Elevation	232 meter above sea level
Local time	9:28:19am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Belley
Name	Lavours

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chanaz	1.5 km	East
2 Pollieu	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Vions	3 km	EastNorthEast
4 Cressin-Rochefort	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Vongnes	3.8 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	180 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	265 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	324 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 263 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 du Bourget (43.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 10.9 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 38.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 53 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 98%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plaine de Lavours et ses bordures - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 54 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 21 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.4 km2

33.6%

Nature

4.6 km2

5.8%

Wet nature

9.2 km2

11.8%

Agriculture

27.3 km2

34.7%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.3%

Urban area

3 km2

3.8%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.2%

Water - Lakes

6.6 km2

8.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lavours in country France

Lavours at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	73 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	107 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	110 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ensemble lac du Bourget-Chautagne-Rhne	FR	0.3 km	EastSouthEast

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Filming Location	IMDB Lavours
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Culoz

Type of weather in Culoz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam