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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.2324,Lat: 45.3074
Elevation	643 meter above sea level
Local time	15:01:42pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Brioude
Name	Espalem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Grenier-Montgon	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Lorlanges	4.1 km	NorthEast
3 Saint-Beauzire	4.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Blesle	5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Massiac	6.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	339 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bern	Switzerland	373 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	377 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 205 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 du Barrage de Grandval (10.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 34.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Chaîne des Puys (Cinder cones) at a distance of 43.5 km (direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 230.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 323 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 3%, low mountains: 97%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Le plateau Brivadois - Limagnes et plateaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 152 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Le Puy-Loudes Airport (at a distance of 49 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.1 km2

31.9%

Nature

5.9 km2

7.6%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

46.3 km2

59%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Espalem in country France

Espalem 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	57 km	NorthNorthWest
2 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape	France	122 km	South
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	135 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valles et Gtes de la Sianne et du Bas Alagnon	FR	1.8 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Angelane

Type of weather in Angelane	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam