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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.44,Lat: 45.5481
Elevation	836 meter above sea level
Local time	8:18:30am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Fontanès

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Grammond	1.8 km	North
2 Saint-Christo-en-Jarez	3.6 km	East
3 Marcenod	4.2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Valfleury	4.9 km	SouthEast
5 Chevrières	5.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	279 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	311 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	402 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 223 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 17.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 134.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 188 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 81%, moderate high mountains: 19%, 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
Bassin de la Coise - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 54 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 11 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.7 km2

14.9%

Agriculture

65.6 km2

83.6%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontanès in country France

Fontanès at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	39 km	NorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	118 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	129 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de l'Ondenon, contreforts nord du Pilat	FR	12 km	South

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Christo-en-Jarez

Type of weather in Saint-Christo-en-Jarez	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam