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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3817,Lat: 45.2951
Elevation	428 meter above sea level
Local time	9:44:12am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Brioude
Name	Brioude

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Paulhac	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Fontannes	3.3 km	EastSouthEast
3 Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges	3.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Beaumont	3.8 km	NorthWest
5 Vieille-Brioude	3.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	343 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bern	Switzerland	363 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	366 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 200 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 Lac du Barrage de Grandval (10.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 37.9 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 220.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 309 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 72%, low mountains: 28%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
La limagne Brivadoise - Limagnes et plateaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 141 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Le Puy-Loudes Airport (at a distance of 38 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.7 km2

21.2%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

52.2 km2

66.4%

Urban area

7.8 km2

9.9%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Brioude in country France

Brioude 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	63 km	NorthNorthWest
2 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape	France	120 km	South
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	125 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Val d'Allier Limagne Brivadoise	FR	1.8 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Brioude

Type of weather in Brioude	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam