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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.3519,Lat: 45.0954
Elevation	724 meter above sea level
Local time	23:12:29pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Cantal
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Aurillac
Name	Besse

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sainte-Eulalie	3.3 km	NorthEast
2 Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert	3.6 km	SouthEast
3 Saint-Martin-Cantalès	4 km	West
4 Saint-Illide	5.7 km	SouthWest
5 Saint-Martin-Valmeroux	6.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	294 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Paris	France	418 km	North
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	432 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 215 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Dordogne main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Barrage d'Enchanet (3.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 275 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 385 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 1%, low mountains: 98%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Les plateaux de la Xaintrie - Xaintrie

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 180 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Aurillac Airport (at a distance of 23 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.3 km2

31%

Nature

1.5 km2

1.9%

Agriculture

52.5 km2

66.8%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Besse in country France

Besse 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	90 km	NorthEast
2 Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley	France	93 km	West
3 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France	France	129 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Site de Palmont	FR	9.1 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Besse

Type of weather in Besse	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam