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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.398,Lat: 45.5196
Elevation	489 meter above sea level
Local time	22:00:16pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Isère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	La Tour-du-Pin
Name	Torchefelon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Doissin	2.6 km	SouthEast
2 Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu	2.7 km	North
3 Montagnieu	2.9 km	East
4 Succieu	3.7 km	WestNorthWest
5 Biol	4.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	224 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	255 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	365 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 233 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 Lac de Paladru (3.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 80.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 112 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 56%, low mountains: 44%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Sud-ouest des terres froides - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Grenoble-Isère Airport (at a distance of 18 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.2 km2

10.4%

Agriculture

66.4 km2

84.5%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torchefelon in country France

Torchefelon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	52 km	NorthWest
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	147 km	SouthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	150 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tourbire du Grand Lemps	FR	6.3 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu

Type of weather in Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam