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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9995,Lat: 45.5393
Elevation	845 meter above sea level
Local time	16:14:11pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Chazelles-sur-Lavieu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Soleymieux	4.8 km	SouthEast
2 Saint-Jean-Soleymieux	5.5 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Margerie-Chantagret	5.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Lézigneux	5.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Saint-Anthème	6.6 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	308 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	338 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	390 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 220 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 21 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 165.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 232 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 37%, moderate high mountains: 63%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 87 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 23 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39.1 km2

49.9%

Nature

2.1 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

36.9 km2

47%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chazelles-sur-Lavieu in country France

Chazelles-sur-Lavieu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	70 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	85 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	132 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Parties sommitales du Forez et hautes chaumes	FR	3.4 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lézigneux

Type of weather in Lézigneux	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam