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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7267,Lat: 46.1696
Elevation	646 meter above sea level
Local time	20:30:22pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Saint-Germain-de-Joux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lalleyriat	1.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Charix	3.7 km	West
3 Le Poizat	4.3 km	SouthWest
4 Châtillon-en-Michaille	5.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Échallon	5.6 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	157 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	302 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	310 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 299 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.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 de Nantua (1.4 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.7 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Crêt de la Neige with a height of 1720 meter (at a distance of 20.2 km and direction EastNorthEast).One of the mountains in Jura The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 18.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 2%, low mountains: 40%, moderate high mountains: 58%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Cluse de Nantua - paysages marqués par de grands équipements

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 30 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

61 km2

77.7%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.6%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

11.6 km2

14.8%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Infrastructure

1.6 km2

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Germain-de-Joux in country France

Saint-Germain-de-Joux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	82 km	WestSouthWest
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	86 km	North
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	86 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crts du Haut-Jura	FR	1.3 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Nantua

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Nantua	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam