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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5609,Lat: 45.2965
Elevation	559 meter above sea level
Local time	8:13:28am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Bourg-Argental

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Versanne	3.5 km	NorthWest
2 Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette	5.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Saint-Marcel-lès-Annonay	5.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue	6.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Vanosc	8.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	286 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	288 km	NorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	393 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 197 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. 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 28.4 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 142.5 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 200 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 2%, low mountains: 50%, moderate high mountains: 48%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Bassin de Bourg-Argental, plateau de Pélussin - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 63 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 34 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.9 km2

54.7%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

33 km2

42%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bourg-Argental in country France

Bourg-Argental 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	NorthNorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	101 km	South
3 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	130 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tourbires du Pilat et landes de Chaussitre	FR	5.7 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bourg-Argental

Type of weather in Bourg-Argental	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.94 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam