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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.1555,Lat: 46.1269
Elevation	409 meter above sea level
Local time	1:35:44am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Allier
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vichy
Name	Bègues

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort	2.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Mazerier	2.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gannat	4.9 km	SouthEast
4 Jenzat	5 km	NorthEast
5 Saulzet	5.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	310 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	341 km	EastNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	422 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 294 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Allier, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Retenue des Fades Besserves (2.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 32.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 216.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 303 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 95%, low mountains: 5%, 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
La Sioule de Chouvigny à Jenzat - La vallée de l'Allier et ses affluents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 156 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.5 km2

18.5%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

58.8 km2

75%

Urban area

4.4 km2

5.6%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bègues in country France

Bègues at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	41 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bourges Cathedral	France	121 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	136 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Sioule	FR	0.5 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bègues

Type of weather in Bègues	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam