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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9158,Lat: 47.176
Elevation	264 meter above sea level
Local time	16:23:14pm
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Doubs
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Besançon
Name	Montferrand-le-Château

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Thoraise	1 km	West
2 Vorges-les-Pins	2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Boussières	2.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Torpes	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 Busy	2.5 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	119 km	EastSouthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	271 km	North
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	274 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 375 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 L'Entonnoir (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 43.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 48 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
La vallée du Doubs entre Jura et Besançon - La Bordure Jurassienne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 105 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dole-Tavaux Airport (at a distance of 39 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.3 km2

47.5%

Agriculture

29.5 km2

37.6%

Urban area

9.2 km2

11.7%

Water - Lakes

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montferrand-le-Château in country France

Montferrand-le-Château at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Fortifications of Vauban	France	11 km	NorthEast
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	27 km	South
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	70 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valles de la Loue et du Lison	FR	2.8 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Montferrand-le-Château

Type of weather in Montferrand-le-Château	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam