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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.562,Lat: 46.6774
Elevation	285 meter above sea level
Local time	16:10:36pm
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Jura
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lons-le-Saunier
Name	Lons-le-Saunier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Perrigny	1.6 km	East
2 Montmorot	1.9 km	West
3 Montaigu	2.1 km	South
4 Villeneuve-sous-Pymont	2.2 km	North
5 Le Pin	3.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	147 km	East
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	306 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 348 km (direction SouthEast).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 Lac de Vouglans (15.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 43.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 61 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 87%, low mountains: 13%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les reculées - La Bordure Jurassienne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 64 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dole-Tavaux Airport (at a distance of 42 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.2 km2

28.2%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

40.2 km2

51.2%

Viticulture

1.3 km2

1.6%

Urban area

14.3 km2

18.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lons-le-Saunier in country France

Lons-le-Saunier 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	38 km	NorthEast
2 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	68 km	NorthWest
3 Fortifications of Vauban	France	71 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cte de Mancy	FR	2 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lons-le-Saunier

Type of weather in Lons-le-Saunier	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam