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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7227,Lat: 45.9002
Elevation	668 meter above sea level
Local time	2:23:45am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Ain
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Belley
Name	Virieu-le-Petit

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vieu	3.2 km	SouthWest
2 Champagne-en-Valromey	3.5 km	WestNorthWest
3 Artemare	3.6 km	SouthWest
4 Talissieu	3.7 km	South
5 Belmont-Luthézieu	5.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	176 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	276 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	322 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 274 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 13.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Grand Colombier with a height of 1525 meter (at a distance of 3.1 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 31.1 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 32%, low mountains: 33%, moderate high mountains: 34%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Pays du Valromey - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (at a distance of 30 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39.9 km2

50.8%

Nature

4.2 km2

5.3%

Agriculture

32.5 km2

41.4%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Virieu-le-Petit in country France

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

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	71 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	103 km	NorthEast
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	106 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plateau du Retord et chane du Grand Colombier	FR	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Artemare

Type of weather in Artemare	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.93 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam