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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.7632,Lat: 45.7696
Elevation	872 meter above sea level
Local time	20:27:23pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Puy-de-Dôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Clermont-Ferrand
Name	Gelles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cisternes-la-Forêt	5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Saint-Pierre-Roche	5.2 km	SouthEast
3 Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel	6.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 La Goutelle	8 km	North
5 Prondines	8.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	345 km	North
2 Andorra	Andorra	375 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	383 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 266 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 Retenue des Fades Besserves (2.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.2 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Puy de Dôme with a height of 1464 meter (at a distance of 15.7 km and direction East).One of the mountains in Massif CentralThe nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Chaîne des Puys (Cinder cones) at a distance of 30 km (direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 250.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 351 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 16%, moderate high mountains: 84%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Les Hautes Combrailles -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 181 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (at a distance of 32 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.4 km2

24.6%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

55.6 km2

70.7%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Infrastructure

1.9 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gelles in country France

Gelles 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	16 km	East
2 Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley	France	147 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bourges Cathedral	France	149 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gtes de la Sioule	FR	3.8 km	EastNorthEast

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gelles

Type of weather in Gelles	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam