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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2881,Lat: 45.387
Elevation	521 meter above sea level
Local time	19:56:25pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Firminy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fraisses	1.5 km	West
2 Le Chambon-Feugerolles	1.7 km	East
3 Unieux	2.9 km	NorthWest
4 Caloire	4.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon	5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	299 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	310 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	388 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 204 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Grangent (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 153.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 215 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 19%, low mountains: 74%, moderate high mountains: 8%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Agglomération de St Etienne/Firminy - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 72 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 17 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.9 km2

33%

Nature

3 km2

3.9%

Agriculture

30.1 km2

38.3%

Urban area

17.9 km2

22.8%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Firminy in country France

Firminy at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	60 km	NorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	111 km	South
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	112 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, landes et habitats rocheux des Gorges de la Loire	FR	3.6 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Firminy

Type of weather in Firminy	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam