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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6546,Lat: 45.6423
Elevation	284 meter above sea level
Local time	7:46:12am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Belley
Name	Murs-et-Gélignieux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Izieu	1.5 km	NorthWest
2 Champagneux	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Brégnier-Cordon	2.4 km	West
4 Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens	3.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Gresin	4.2 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	200 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	254 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	341 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 251 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 Lac d'Aiguebelette (5.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 58.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 82 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 81%, low mountains: 16%, moderate high mountains: 3%, 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
Massif du Mollard de Don et ses rebords - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 46 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 18 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.7 km2

49.3%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

30.3 km2

38.6%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.9%

Water - Lakes

6 km2

7.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Murs-et-Gélignieux in country France

Murs-et-Gélignieux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	66 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	127 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	129 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Milieux remarquables du Bas Bugey	FR	0.1 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Genix-les-Villages

Type of weather in Saint-Genix-les-Villages	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam