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Villefranche-sur-Saône

General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.729,Lat: 45.9875
Elevation	173 meter above sea level
Local time	3:45:46am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Name	Villefranche-sur-Saône

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Limas	1.8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Gleizé	2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Beauregard	2.3 km	NorthEast
4 Arnas	2.3 km	North
5 Jassans-Riottier	2.5 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	234 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	329 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	368 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 274 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 Gravière d'Anse (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 96.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 135 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 53%, hill: 47%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Agglomération de Villefranche-sur-Saône - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 40 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.6%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

35.9 km2

45.7%

Viticulture

9.7 km2

12.4%

Urban area

25.6 km2

32.6%

Water - Lakes

4 km2

5.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Villefranche-sur-Saône in country France

Villefranche-sur-Saône at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	26 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	119 km	North
3 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	137 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Prairies humides et forts alluviales du Val de Sane aval	FR	4.3 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Villefranche-sur-Saône

Type of weather in Villefranche-sur-Saône	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	14 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam