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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2122,Lat: 45.5221
Elevation	379 meter above sea level
Local time	4:05:38am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Bonson

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sury-le-Comtal	2.7 km	NorthWest
2 Saint-Cyprien	2.8 km	NorthEast
3 Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez	3.1 km	SouthWest
4 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert	4.7 km	EastSouthEast
5 Andrézieux-Bouthéon	5.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	295 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	323 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	397 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 218 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 SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 151.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 212 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 71 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 6.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.4 km2

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

55.9 km2

71.1%

Urban area

17.6 km2

22.4%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bonson in country France

Bonson at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	56 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	102 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	127 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaine du Forez	FR	1.7 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bonson

Type of weather in Bonson	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam