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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.9851,Lat: 45.6558
Elevation	247 meter above sea level
Local time	5:07:37am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Name	Toussieu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mions	2.5 km	West
2 Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu	3.4 km	EastSouthEast
3 Chaponnay	4.9 km	SouthWest
4 Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure	5.1 km	NorthEast
5 Saint-Laurent-de-Mure	5.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	237 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	288 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	386 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 243 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Drapeau (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 91.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 129 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northern 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
Plaine de l'Est Lyonnais - paysages marqués par de grands équipements

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 11 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.1 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

54.4 km2

69.3%

Urban area

15.4 km2

19.6%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Toussieu in country France

Toussieu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	17 km	NorthWest
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	148 km	SouthSouthWest
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	156 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
L'Isle Crmieu	FR	14 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Toussieu

Type of weather in Toussieu	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam