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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.7182,Lat: 45.5523
Elevation	354 meter above sea level
Local time	23:39:39pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Name	Échalas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Romain-en-Gier	1.6 km	North
2 Dargoire	3.3 km	WestNorthWest
3 Trèves	3.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Tartaras	4 km	West
5 Saint-Andéol-le-Château	4.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	261 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	295 km	SouthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	410 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 227 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac des Eaux Bleues (2.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 32.5 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 115.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 162 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 4%, hill: 94%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Plateau du nord-est du Pilat - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.2 km2

27%

Nature

3 km2

3.9%

Agriculture

50 km2

63.8%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Échalas in country France

Échalas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	25 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	131 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	139 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallons et combes du Pilat rhodanien	FR	9.1 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Échalas

Type of weather in Échalas	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	10.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	46 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:42 Europe/Amsterdam