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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8292,Lat: 46.0792
Elevation	496 meter above sea level
Local time	6:59:12am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
Name	Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Éloise	1.1 km	NorthEast
2 Léaz	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
3 Billiat	3.3 km	West
4 Injoux-Génissiat	3.5 km	SouthWest
5 Villes	3.5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	157 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	289 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	306 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 287 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 19.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 19.9 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 55%, low mountains: 45%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly eastern 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
Vallée du Rhône entre le défilé de Fort l'Ecluse et le pays de Seyssel - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 28 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 27 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30 km2

38.3%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

37.2 km2

47.4%

Urban area

6.1 km2

7.8%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

2.4 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône in country France

Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	84 km	EastNorthEast
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	85 km	WestSouthWest
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	88 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif du Mont Vuache	FR	4.8 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bellegarde-sur-Valserine

Type of weather in Bellegarde-sur-Valserine	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam