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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4113,Lat: 46.0842
Elevation	322 meter above sea level
Local time	12:19:59pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Poncin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Neuville-sur-Ain	3.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Saint-Alban	4 km	NorthEast
3 Cerdon	4.2 km	East
4 Jujurieux	4.8 km	South
5 Labalme	5.5 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	183 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	306 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	336 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 295 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 Retenue d'Allement (1.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 42.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 59 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 87%, low mountains: 13%, 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
Monts de l'Ain - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 47 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.7 km2

44.2%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

34 km2

43.2%

Viticulture

2.1 km2

2.7%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Poncin in country France

Poncin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	57 km	SouthWest
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	101 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	112 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Revermont et gorges de l'Ain	FR	0.6 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Poncin

Type of weather in Poncin	moderate rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam