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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5835,Lat: 46.255
Elevation	587 meter above sea level
Local time	15:38:50pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Samognat

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Matafelon-Granges	2.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Géovreisset	2.9 km	East
3 Bellignat	3.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Groissiat	4 km	SouthEast
5 Thoirette	4.1 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	162 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	315 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	317 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 314 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 de Charmine-Moux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 30.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 37%, low mountains: 63%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Val de l'Oignin d'Izernore - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.9 km2

58.4%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

21.3 km2

27.1%

Urban area

8.5 km2

10.8%

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Samognat in country France

Samognat at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	79 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	79 km	SouthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	93 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Revermont et gorges de l'Ain	FR	3.1 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bellignat

Type of weather in Bellignat	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam