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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7016,Lat: 46.8386
Elevation	371 meter above sea level
Local time	15:33:43pm
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Jura
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lons-le-Saunier
Name	Poligny

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chamole	1.8 km	East
2 Vaux-sur-Poligny	2.1 km	SouthEast
3 Chaussenans	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Tourmont	3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Barretaine	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	133 km	East
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	293 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	309 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 355 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 Chalain (2.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 19 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 42.7 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 62%, low mountains: 38%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. 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 74 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Dole-Tavaux Airport (at a distance of 30 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.5 km2

29.9%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

48.5 km2

61.8%

Viticulture

1.9 km2

2.4%

Urban area

3.1 km2

3.9%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Poligny in country France

Poligny 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	17 km	NorthEast
2 Fortifications of Vauban	France	51 km	NorthNorthEast
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	68 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rseau de cavits Minioptres de Schreibers en Franche-Comt (12 cavits)	FR	1.8 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Poligny

Type of weather in Poligny	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam