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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1861,Lat: 45.8175
Elevation	347 meter above sea level
Local time	12:02:37pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Roanne
Name	Balbigny

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mizérieux	3.1 km	SouthWest
2 Nervieux	3.2 km	WestSouthWest
3 Épercieux-Saint-Paul	3.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Pouilly-lès-Feurs	4.3 km	SouthEast
5 Néronde	4.6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	280 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	346 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	366 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 251 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 21.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 141.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 198 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 98%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 70 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.1 km2

10.4%

Agriculture

64.6 km2

82.2%

Urban area

3.6 km2

4.5%

Water - Lakes

2.3 km2

2.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balbigny in country France

Balbigny at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	51 km	East
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	95 km	West
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	147 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de la Loire	FR	0.2 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balbigny

Type of weather in Balbigny	moderate rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam