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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1587,Lat: 45.613
Elevation	265 meter above sea level
Local time	12:09:53pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Isère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	La Tour-du-Pin
Name	Villefontaine

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vaulx-Milieu	1.9 km	East
2 Roche	2.7 km	South
3 Bonnefamille	2.9 km	SouthWest
4 La Verpillière	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier	5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	230 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	275 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	376 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 241 km (direction South).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 du Drapeau (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 25.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 84.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 118 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Agglomération de Villefontaine/Bourgoin/La Tour du Pin - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 14 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14 km2

17.9%

Agriculture

47.2 km2

60%

Urban area

15.5 km2

19.7%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Villefontaine in country France

Villefontaine at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	31 km	NorthWest
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	148 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	157 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
L'Isle Crmieu	FR	4.3 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Villefontaine

Type of weather in Villefontaine	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam