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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8518,Lat: 45.7043
Elevation	921 meter above sea level
Local time	15:42:55pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Chalmazel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Georges-en-Couzan	6 km	East
2 Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre	8.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Débats-Rivière-d'Orpra	9.1 km	NorthEast
4 Sail-sous-Couzan	9.7 km	EastNorthEast
5 Saint-Didier-sur-Rochefort	9.9 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	309 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	358 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	369 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 239 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 Villerest (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 33 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 170 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 238 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 5%, moderate high mountains: 94%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Bassin du Lignon et vallons du Forez - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 39 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41 km2

52.2%

Nature

6.4 km2

8.1%

Agriculture

30.9 km2

39.3%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chalmazel in country France

Chalmazel 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	70 km	WestNorthWest
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	77 km	East
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	153 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lignon, Vizezy, Anzon et leurs affluents	FR	0 km	WestNorthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sail-sous-Couzan

Type of weather in Sail-sous-Couzan	heavy intensity rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam