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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6517,Lat: 45.8487
Elevation	331 meter above sea level
Local time	9:29:50am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Belley
Name	Virieu-le-Grand

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Martin-de-Bavel	2 km	East
2 Belmont-Luthézieu	3.6 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Cheignieu-la-Balme	4.3 km	WestSouthWest
4 Artemare	4.4 km	NorthEast
5 Vieu	4.8 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	184 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	274 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	330 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 271 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 Bourget (43.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 10.7 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 39 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 66%, low mountains: 15%, moderate high mountains: 19%, 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
Collines du bassin de Belley - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 46 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chambéry-Savoie Airport (at a distance of 29 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.1 km2

57.5%

Nature

1.8 km2

2.2%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

29.1 km2

37%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Virieu-le-Grand in country France

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

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	64 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	111 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	114 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Milieux remarquables du Bas Bugey	FR	2.8 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Virieu-le-Grand

Type of weather in Virieu-le-Grand	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam