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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5182,Lat: 45.9799
Elevation	407 meter above sea level
Local time	6:15:55am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Puy-de-Dôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thiers
Name	Châteldon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ris	3.6 km	NorthWest
2 Puy-Guillaume	4.2 km	SouthWest
3 Mariol	4.8 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Limons	5.9 km	West
5 Lachaux	5.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	320 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	333 km	North
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	397 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 272 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 de Villerest (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 39.5 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pierres du Jour with a height of 1164 meter (at a distance of 21.9 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 189.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 265 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 70%, low mountains: 30%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Le nord des Monts du Forez -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 125 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

44.6 km2

56.7%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

30.4 km2

38.7%

Urban area

3.2 km2

4.1%

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Châteldon in country France

Châteldon 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	48 km	WestSouthWest
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	105 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bourges Cathedral	France	150 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gtes chauves-souris, Contreforts et Montagne Bourbonnaise	FR	1.1 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Châteldon

Type of weather in Châteldon	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.37 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam