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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.159,Lat: 45.5891
Elevation	357 meter above sea level
Local time	5:10:40am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Isère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	La Tour-du-Pin
Name	Roche

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bonnefamille	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Villefontaine	2.7 km	North
3 Vaulx-Milieu	3.3 km	NorthEast
4 Four	4.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Diémoz	4.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	232 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	273 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	377 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 238 km (direction South).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 du Drapeau (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 27.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 86.1 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 121 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 98%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Sud-ouest des terres froides - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 16 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.4 km2

17.1%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

52.8 km2

67.2%

Urban area

10.1 km2

12.9%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Roche in country France

Roche at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	32 km	NorthWest
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	146 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	158 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
L'Isle Crmieu	FR	6.3 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Roche

Type of weather in Roche	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam