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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1327,Lat: 45.4146
Elevation	697 meter above sea level
Local time	12:25:00pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Aboën

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Tourette	3.9 km	West
2 Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois	4.2 km	EastSouthEast
3 Périgneux	5.3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec	5.3 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Saint-Bonnet-le-Château	5.5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	307 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	321 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	384 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 206 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Grangent (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 162.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 227 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 90%, moderate high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Plateau de St Maurice-en-Gourgois - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 19 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.9 km2

36.7%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

46.9 km2

59.7%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aboën in country France

Aboën at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	67 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	100 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	116 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Loire	FR	3.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Périgneux

Type of weather in Périgneux	broken clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 16 April 2024:	13 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:30 Europe/Amsterdam