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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0342,Lat: 45.7731
Elevation	366 meter above sea level
Local time	17:40:34pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Arthun

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bussy-Albieux	2.2 km	North
2 Boën-sur-Lignon	3.5 km	SouthWest
3 Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse	3.8 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Saint-Sixte	4.1 km	West
5 Leigneux	5.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	293 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	351 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	367 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 246 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 Villerest (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 154.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 216 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 87%, low mountains: 13%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Nord de la plaine du Forez et côte Forezienne - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.5 km2

13.3%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

57.8 km2

73.6%

Urban area

4.3 km2

5.5%

Water - Lakes

4.2 km2

5.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Arthun in country France

Arthun at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	62 km	East
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	83 km	West
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	156 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaine du Forez	FR	0.1 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Boën-sur-Lignon

Type of weather in Boën-sur-Lignon	moderate rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.25 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam