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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.5006,Lat: 46.1093
Elevation	508 meter above sea level
Local time	9:40:16am
Name province/region	Limousin
Name Subregion	Creuse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Aubusson
Name	Fontanières

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rougnat	6.1 km	South
2 Château-sur-Cher	6.2 km	East
3 Sannat	7.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Évaux-les-Bains	7.4 km	North
5 Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat	8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	306 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	390 km	East
3 Andorra	Andorra	407 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 264 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cher, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Landes (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 267.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 374 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 48%, low mountains: 52%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
La Basse Combraille - Les paysages de campagne-parc

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 205 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.9 km2

11.3%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

69.2 km2

88.1%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontanières in country France

Fontanières 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	52 km	SouthEast
2 Bourges Cathedral	France	108 km	North
3 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	136 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Tardes et Valle du Cher	FR	3.5 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Château-sur-Cher

Type of weather in Château-sur-Cher	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.56 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam