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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.511,Lat: 46.2222
Elevation	649 meter above sea level
Local time	12:35:21pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantua
Name	Sonthonnax-la-Montagne

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Corveissiat	3.2 km	NorthWest
2 Izernore	3.4 km	EastSouthEast
3 Nurieux-Volognat	4.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Béard-Géovreissiat	4.6 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Cize	5.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	169 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	315 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	323 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 311 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 de Cize-Bolozon (2.4 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.1 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 35.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 49 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 50%, low mountains: 50%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 46 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.8 km2

53.2%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.8%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

27.6 km2

35.1%

Urban area

3.4 km2

4.3%

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sonthonnax-la-Montagne in country France

Sonthonnax-la-Montagne at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	73 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	84 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	100 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Revermont et gorges de l'Ain	FR	2.2 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Izernore

Type of weather in Izernore	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam