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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5343,Lat: 45.756
Elevation	316 meter above sea level
Local time	4:51:10am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Puy-de-Dôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thiers
Name	Courpière

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sauviat	1.7 km	South
2 Sermentizon	2.7 km	WestNorthWest
3 Néronde-sur-Dore	4.6 km	North
4 Vollore-Ville	6.1 km	EastNorthEast
5 Escoutoux	7.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	329 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	357 km	North
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	382 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 248 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 d'Aydat (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 43.3 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 192.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 269 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 96%, low mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
La vallée de la Dore -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 121 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (at a distance of 29 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.6 km2

35.2%

Agriculture

47.2 km2

60.2%

Urban area

3.7 km2

4.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Courpière in country France

Courpière 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	44 km	West
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	101 km	East
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	167 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dore et affluents	FR	0.4 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Courpière

Type of weather in Courpière	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam