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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3169,Lat: 45.5
Elevation	462 meter above sea level
Local time	20:07:32pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	La Fouillouse

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert	3.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Villars	4.6 km	SouthEast
3 Andrézieux-Bouthéon	4.8 km	NorthWest
4 L'Étrat	5 km	EastSouthEast
5 Saint-Héand	5.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	290 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	315 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	400 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 216 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 6.2 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 145.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 203 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 57%, low mountains: 43%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Passage de la Fouillouse et plateau entre le passage et les gorges de la Loire - paysages émergents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 65 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 4.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.6 km2

23.7%

Nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

40 km2

50.9%

Urban area

17.1 km2

21.8%

Infrastructure

1.3 km2

1.7%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Fouillouse in country France

La Fouillouse at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	50 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	110 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	124 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, landes et habitats rocheux des Gorges de la Loire	FR	4.2 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Fouillouse

Type of weather in La Fouillouse	moderate rain
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam