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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.878,Lat: 46.7117
Elevation	178 meter above sea level
Local time	1:56:39am
Name province/region	Bourgogne
Name Subregion	Saône-et-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Chalon-sur-Saône
Name	Varennes-le-Grand

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Loup-de-Varennes	2.2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Saint-Ambreuil	2.5 km	SouthWest
3 Marnay	3.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Saint-Cyr	3.7 km	South
5 Sevrey	4.1 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	198 km	East
2 Paris	France	306 km	NorthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	335 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 355 km (direction SouthSouthWest).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 de Montaubry (1.1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 26.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 95.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 134 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 92%, hill: 8%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les terrasses du Châlonnais - PLAINES A CULTURE, BOIS ET HERBAGE

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.9 km2

11.3%

Nature

1.6 km2

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

57.5 km2

73.2%

Urban area

7.1 km2

9.1%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

2.9 km2

3.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Varennes-le-Grand in country France

Varennes-le-Grand at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	38 km	North
2 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	80 km	EastNorthEast
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	105 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Prairies et forts inondables du Val de Sane entre Chalon et Tournus et de la basse valle de la Grosne	FR	0.7 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Varennes-le-Grand

Type of weather in Varennes-le-Grand	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam