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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4796,Lat: 45.895
Elevation	308 meter above sea level
Local time	21:44:37pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Puy-de-Dôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thiers
Name	Dorat

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Orléat	3.3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Paslières	4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Thiers	6.3 km	SouthEast
4 Charnat	6.6 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Puy-Guillaume	6.7 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	326 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	341 km	North
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	394 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 263 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 43.4 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 193.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 271 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 98%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly western 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 126 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (at a distance of 27 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23 km2

29.3%

Nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

49.7 km2

63.3%

Urban area

3 km2

3.8%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Dorat in country France

Dorat 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	42 km	WestSouthWest
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	106 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bourges Cathedral	France	156 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Zones alluviales de la confluence Dore-Allier	FR	0.1 km	SouthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dorat

Type of weather in Dorat	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam