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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8015,Lat: 46.1635
Elevation	529 meter above sea level
Local time	5:30:41am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Montanges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Châtillon-en-Michaille	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Confort	2.3 km	SouthEast
3 Champfromier	3.6 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Lancrans	4.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Bellegarde-sur-Valserine	5.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	153 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	299 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	305 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 295 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.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 de Nantua (1.4 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.4 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Crêt de la Neige with a height of 1720 meter (at a distance of 16.3 km and direction NorthEast).One of the mountains in Jura The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 12.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 11%, low mountains: 47%, moderate high mountains: 40%, high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Vallée de la Valserine - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 25 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 35 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

54.2 km2

68.9%

Nature

4.5 km2

5.7%

Agriculture

15.4 km2

19.5%

Urban area

3.4 km2

4.3%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montanges in country France

Montanges at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	81 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	86 km	EastNorthEast
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	86 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Galerie chauves-souris du Pont des Pierres	FR	0.6 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Châtillon-en-Michaille

Type of weather in Châtillon-en-Michaille	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam