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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.0252,Lat: 46.1057
Elevation	385 meter above sea level
Local time	9:06:17am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Allier
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montluçon
Name	Chouvigny

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule	1.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Saint-Quintin-sur-Sioule	3.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Pouzol	4.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Marcillat	4.6 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Ébreuil	4.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	310 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	352 km	EastNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	416 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 294 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 Retenue des Fades Besserves (2.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 226.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 317 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 65%, low mountains: 35%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
La Sioule de Chouvigny à Jenzat - La vallée de l'Allier et ses affluents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 165 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.7 km2

31.4%

Nature

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

50.1 km2

63.8%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chouvigny in country France

Chouvigny 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	37 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bourges Cathedral	France	119 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	145 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Sioule	FR	0.1 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule

Type of weather in Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam