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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9318,Lat: 46.184
Elevation	611 meter above sea level
Local time	16:19:37pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Allier
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montluçon
Name	Échassières

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nades	4 km	SouthEast
2 Lalizolle	4.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Servant	5.1 km	South
4 Lapeyrouse	5.4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Louroux-de-Bouble	6.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	301 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	356 km	East
3 Andorra	Andorra	423 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 298 km (direction West).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 25.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 233.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 327 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 23%, low mountains: 77%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
le pays des Colettes - Le bocage bourbonnais

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 175 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.6 km2

23.6%

Agriculture

59 km2

75.1%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Échassières in country France

Échassières 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	45 km	South
2 Bourges Cathedral	France	108 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	155 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Fort des Colettes	FR	2.4 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Échassières

Type of weather in Échassières	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.82 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam