The town, which is situated on the right bank of the
River Rhône just a few kilometres from the first foothills of the
Alps, is dominated by the
Grand Colombier: the highest summit of the southern end of the
Jura mountain range. Culoz lies on the D 904 road close to the point at which it crosses the D 992 and is also an important railway junction:
Culoz railway station is served by lines to
Geneva,
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine,
Évian-les-Bains,
Aix-les-Bains,
Bourg-Saint-Maurice,
Lyon, and
Paris. ==Personalities==