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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0451,Lat: 45.6452
Elevation	389 meter above sea level
Local time	10:43:43am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Champdieu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pralong	2.4 km	North
2 Chalain-d'Uzore	3.8 km	NorthEast
3 Montbrison	4.4 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Savigneux	5.1 km	SouthEast
5 Bard	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	299 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	342 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	380 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 232 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 25.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 157.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 221 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 68%, low mountains: 31%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly eastern 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
Nord de la plaine du Forez et côte Forezienne - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 81 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 23 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.8 km2

18.9%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

53.8 km2

68.5%

Urban area

7.7 km2

9.8%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Champdieu in country France

Champdieu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	63 km	East
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	86 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	143 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

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

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Champdieu

Type of weather in Champdieu	moderate rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.31 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam