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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.7768,Lat: 45.66
Elevation	259 meter above sea level
Local time	22:24:45pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Name	Vourles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Charly	1.7 km	SouthEast
2 Brignais	2.2 km	NorthWest
3 Vernaison	3 km	SouthEast
4 Millery	3.1 km	South
5 Irigny	3.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	250 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	300 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	400 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 240 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac des Eaux Bleues (2.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 105.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 147 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 21%, hill: 79%, The hills are mainly eastern 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
Plateau du sud-ouest Lyonnais - paysages émergents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 25 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.9 km2

10.1%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

35.5 km2

45.2%

Viticulture

0.6 km2

0.8%

Urban area

28.7 km2

36.5%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Water - Lakes

2.1 km2

2.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vourles in country France

Vourles at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	13 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	142 km	West
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	144 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de l'le de Miribel-Jonage	FR	17 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vourles

Type of weather in Vourles	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam