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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2979,Lat: 45.6477
Elevation	465 meter above sea level
Local time	22:22:39pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Bellegarde-en-Forez

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes	3.1 km	North
2 Saint-André-le-Puy	3.3 km	West
3 Maringes	4.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Montrond-les-Bains	4.7 km	West
5 Cuzieu	5.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	282 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	327 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	387 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 233 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 20.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 139.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 195 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 71%, low mountains: 29%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Sud de la plaine du Forez - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 62 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 12 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.5 km2

17.2%

Agriculture

59.4 km2

75.6%

Urban area

5.3 km2

6.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bellegarde-en-Forez in country France

Bellegarde-en-Forez at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	44 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	105 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	140 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaine du Forez	FR	2.6 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bellegarde-en-Forez

Type of weather in Bellegarde-en-Forez	light rain
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam