Forens
District of Chézery-Forens
in Ain of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Geneva Cointrin International Airport (12 mi) -
Annemasse Airport (19 mi) - Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (23 mi)
- Chambéry-Savoie Airport (40 mi)
- Megève Airport (47 mi)
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (51 mi)
- Dole-Tavaux Airport (60 mi)
- Grenoble-Isère Airport (65 mi)
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Torino / Caselle International Airport (111 mi) - Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (189 mi)
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Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (205 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Historic Site of Lyons (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (Unesco heritage, 120 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.222 and 5.869 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 13' 20" and E 5° 52' 7"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 06:07 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:08 am and 8:57 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-05-10 08:04:54
Delve into Forens
The district Forens of Chézery-Forens in Ain (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) is a subburb in France about 245 mi south-east of Paris, the country's capital town.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Chancy, Saint-Claude, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Gex and Nantua. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 69 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 19% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
23°C (73 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Enduro sur les crêtes du Jura
Une belle journée pour une belle rando entre Crozet et Thoiry en passant par le crêt de la neige, le Reculet et Narderans.
video1.mov: Le Reculet depuis Tiocan
See the entire trip at http://www.everytrail.com.
Ski de rando au Reculet (1718 m.)
Ski de rando au Reculet dans le Jura le 8/12/2012 après une grosse chute de neige.
Panorama 360° depuis le sommet du Reculet 1718 m dans l'Ain
Détails de cette randonnée: http://www.visinand.ch/rando/skis/Ain/Reculet/2012_02_22/Reculet_intro.htm.
Hiking up le Reculet
Checking out the scenery near the top of le Reculet and of course all the snow!
Le Reculet, 22 Feb. 2015
Extreme powder! (not quite)
Programme neuf, projet immobilier à Peron (01630), Pays de Gex
Lien de l'annonce : http://cosi-immo.com/offre/appartement/PERON/projet-neuf-sur-la-commune-de-peron-01630-pays-de-gex/1532 Reference : CI-1532 Projet neuf en frais de notaire réduits. Petite...
100+BLers - WE VTT à la Capitaine (jura)
100+BLers à la découverte du Haut-Jura. Invités à la Capitaine le we a été génial! Merci à Flo et Antoine de nous avoir reçus.
Trip Jura Grand Crêt d'Eau - Chalet Bizot
parapente au Sorgia dans l'Ain
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Saint-Claude Cathedral
Saint-Claude Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Saint-Paul et Saint-André de Saint-Claude) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Saint-Claude. The present cathedral was previously the church of the former Condat Abbey (founded in the 5th century), which with the village that grew up round it soon acquired however the name of Saint-Oyand or Saint-Oyend after Saint Eugendus (d. 510), fourth abbot and a popular saint.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Claude, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese corresponds in territory to the department of Jura. It was created in 1742, as a smaller area, mostly consisting of some parishes previously controlled by the Abbey of Sainte-Claude. Under the Concordat of 1802 it was included in the Archdiocese of Besançon; in 1822 it was again independent.
Condat Abbey
Condat Abbey was founded in the 420s in the valley of Bienne, in the Jura mountains. Condat became the capital of Haut Jura. The founders were local monks, Romanus (died ca 463), who had been ordained by St.
Allondon
The Allondon is a river which flows for some 22 kilometres between France and Switzerland in the Rhône Alps area. Its source is located in the commune of Échenevex in the Ain department and ends in the river Rhône at the village of Russin in the canton of Geneva of Switzerland. It is home to the only recently known population of the rare insect Lachesilla rossica.
Valserine
The river Valserine is a tributary of the Rhone that flows for 48 kilometres from the Col de la Faucille in the Jura Mountains to its confluence with the Rhone at Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. The Valserine valley has great charm and includes the Pont-des-Pierres that spans the river between Montanges and Mulaz, and the pertes de la Valserine, a canyon in which during the dry season the Valserine runs underground.
Fort l'Écluse
The Fort l'Écluse (or Fort de l'Écluse) is close to the village of Collonges, Ain in Eastern France. It commands the Rhone valley and is a natural entrance into France from Switzerland between the Vuache hills and the Jura Mountains. The fort was founded by a Duke of Savoy, and completed by Vauban in the reign of Louis XIV. It was destroyed by the Austrians in 1815, but was rebuilt by the French, and at the same time considerably strengthened and heightened.
Canton of Collonges
The canton of Collonges is an administrative division in eastern France. It includes the following communes: Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code Challex 1 057 01630 01078 Chézery-Forens 369 01410 01104 Collonges 1 106 01550 01109 Confort 499 01200 01114 Farges 594 01550 01158 Lancrans 935 01200 01205 Léaz 481 01200 01209 Péron 1 579 01630 01288 Pougny 629 01550 01308 Saint-Jean-de-Gonville 1 182 01630 01360
Canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
The canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine is an administrative division in eastern France.
Lac de Viry
Lac de Viry is a lake at Viry in the Jura department of France.
Lac de Chanon
Lac de Chanon is a lake at Martigna in the Jura department of France.
Lac Genin
Lac Genin is a lake in the Ain department, France. Its surface area is 8.15 ha at an elevation of 850 m. The lake is fed by underground sources.
Arpitania
Arpitania refers to the lands where the Arpitan language is spoken or used to be the prevalent idiom, but Arpitania is not a country or a nation. Arpitania and Arpitan Language are retronyms. They were neologisms from the 20th century. It was initially used for the Alpine regions where Arpitan was spoken. The name was popularised by Mouvement Harpitanya, a left-wing political grouping in Aosta Valley in 1970s. In 1990s, the term lost its particular political context.
Gare de Bellegarde
Bellegarde station is a railway station served by TGV, TER Rhône-Alpes and Rhône Express Regional located in Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, in the département of Ain, France. It hosts about 75,000 travelers per year. The first station building opened in 1858 to allow a stop on the line between Seyssel and Geneva. The wooden building was destroyed by fire and requiring the construction of a new building in 1907. Over the years, other lines reached to the station, causing passenger numbers to grow.
Dardagny Castle
Dardagny Castle is a castle in the municipality of Dardagny in the Canton of Geneva in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
La Plaine, Geneva
La Plaine is a village in Switzerland forming part of the commune of Dardagny in the canton of Geneva. On the right bank of the Rhône, it is the site of a perfume factory belonging to the Firmenich group.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Chézery-Forens.
Champfromier: Menthières, Champfromier (source)
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