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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4523,Lat: 46.1064
Elevation	519 meter above sea level
Local time	5:17:19am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Saint-Alban

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Challes-la-Montagne	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Cerdon	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Labalme	2.9 km	SouthEast
4 Serrières-sur-Ain	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Ceignes	3.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	179 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	306 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	332 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 298 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 2.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 39.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 55%, low mountains: 42%, moderate high mountains: 4%, 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 51 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.9 km2

54.6%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.9%

Agriculture

26.6 km2

33.9%

Viticulture

1.6 km2

Urban area

1.5 km2

1.9%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Alban in country France

Saint-Alban at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	61 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	98 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	108 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Revermont et gorges de l'Ain	FR	2.1 km	WestNorthWest

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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	light rain
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam