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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.205,Lat: 45.3738
Elevation	453 meter above sea level
Local time	22:00:12pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Yssingeaux
Name	Aurec-sur-Loire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon	3.2 km	NorthEast
2 Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois	3.6 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Caloire	4.3 km	NorthEast
4 La Chapelle-d'Aurec	4.4 km	South
5 Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure	4.6 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	305 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	314 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	383 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 202 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 6.7 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 159.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 224 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 15%, low mountains: 83%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Les gorges d'Aurec - La Loire aval

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 79 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 20 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.6 km2

44.1%

Nature

4.3 km2

5.4%

Agriculture

31.3 km2

39.9%

Urban area

6.6 km2

8.4%

Water - Lakes

1.8 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aurec-sur-Loire in country France

Aurec-sur-Loire at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	66 km	NorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	107 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	111 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Loire	FR	0.1 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aurec-sur-Loire

Type of weather in Aurec-sur-Loire	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	51 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam