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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.83,Lat: 47.5146
Elevation	324 meter above sea level
Local time	15:52:35pm
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Doubs
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbéliard
Name	Sochaux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vieux-Charmont	1.4 km	NorthEast
2 Exincourt	1.5 km	South
3 Étupes	2.1 km	EastSouthEast
4 Grand-Charmont	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Taillecourt	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	78 km	SouthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	208 km	EastSouthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	239 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 374 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Étang du Malsaucy (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.7 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Entre Pont-de-Roide et Montbéliard/Sochaux - Le Bas-Pays

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.6 km2

22.4%

Agriculture

22 km2

28%

Urban area

35.9 km2

45.8%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sochaux in country France

Sochaux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	46 km	South
2 Fortifications of Vauban	France	68 km	WestSouthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	79 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
tangs et Valles du Territoire de Belfort	FR	6.7 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Sochaux
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sochaux

Type of weather in Sochaux	light rain
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam