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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5837,Lat: 45.4473
Elevation	555 meter above sea level
Local time	4:01:42am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Doizieux	2.2 km	South
2 Saint-Paul-en-Jarez	4.4 km	North
3 Farnay	5.6 km	North
4 L'Horme	5.9 km	NorthWest
5 Saint-Chamond	6 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	276 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	295 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	407 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 213 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. 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 25.4 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 130.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 183 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 21%, low mountains: 54%, moderate high mountains: 25%, 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
Pentes nord-ouest du Pilat - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 50 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 25 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.7 km2

44.1%

Nature

3.9 km2

Agriculture

36.7 km2

46.7%

Urban area

2.7 km2

3.4%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay in country France

La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	40 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	118 km	South
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	132 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallons et combes du Pilat rhodanien	FR	4 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Doizieux

Type of weather in Doizieux	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	965 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam