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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9407,Lat: 44.9961
Elevation	735 meter above sea level
Local time	21:44:00pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Le Puy-en-Velay
Name	Arsac-en-Velay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Coubon	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Chadron	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Lantriac	5 km	East
4 Brives-Charensac	5.4 km	North
5 Cussac-sur-Loire	5.6 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	311 km	EastSouthEast
2 Andorra	Andorra	337 km	SouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	347 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 160 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 d'Issarlès (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.8 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 201.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 282 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 70%, moderate high mountains: 30%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Le Bas Mézenc - Le Mézenc

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 120 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Le Puy-Loudes Airport (at a distance of 17 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.2 km2

28.3%

Nature

1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

50.7 km2

64.6%

Urban area

4.5 km2

5.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Arsac-en-Velay in country France

Arsac-en-Velay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	77 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape	France	94 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	110 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Loire et affluents partie sud	FR	0.8 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arsac-en-Velay

Type of weather in Arsac-en-Velay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam