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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.0523,Lat: 47.2832
Elevation	968 meter above sea level
Local time	22:21:47pm
Name province/region	Jura
Name Subregion	Les Franches-Montagnes
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montfaucon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Enfers	0.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Soubey	2.8 km	North
3 Les Sairains	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
4 Les Rouges-Terres	3.2 km	South
5 Montfavergier	3.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	48 km	SouthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	188 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	268 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 343 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Bieler See (Lac de Bienne) (37.9 km² at a height of around 428 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Delémont with a height of 414 meter (at a distance of 24.1 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 3.9 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.5 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 3%, low mountains: 21%, moderate high mountains: 77%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plateaulandschaft des Faltenjuras -- Paysage de plateau du Jura plissé

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (at a distance of 50 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.9 km2

43.1%

Agriculture

44 km2

56.1%

Urban area

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montfaucon in country Switzerland

Montfaucon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning	Switzerland	26 km	SouthWest
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	48 km	SouthEast
3 Fortifications of Vauban	France	78 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Montfaucon

Type of weather in Montfaucon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam