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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3711,Lat: 44.8944
Elevation	1050 meter above sea level
Local time	19:30:50pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Drôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Die
Name	Vassieux-en-Vercors

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bouvante	3.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors	4.8 km	EastNorthEast
3 La Chapelle-en-Vercors	8.9 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Chamaloc	10.7 km	South
5 Gresse-en-Vercors	14.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	208 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	279 km	NorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	407 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 165 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Isere, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet (5.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 23.5 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 101.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 142 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 1%, moderate high mountains: 75%, high mountains: 25%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 6.III Préalpes du Vercors (Massif du Vercors
SPG.6.III.B. Serre du Montué-Roc de Toulau-Sausse
STS. 6.III Préalpes du Vercors (Massif du Vercors
SPG.6.III.B. Serre du Montué-Roc de Toulau-Sausse
Plateaux de Vassieux et La Chapelle - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 95 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

43.3 km2

55.1%

Nature

16.1 km2

20.5%

Agriculture

17.2 km2

21.9%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Rock-Sand

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vassieux-en-Vercors in country France

Vassieux-en-Vercors at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	94 km	WestSouthWest
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	95 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	106 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rebord mridional du Vercors	FR	1.8 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Jean-en-Royans

Type of weather in Saint-Jean-en-Royans	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.22 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam