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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5245,Lat: 45.4124
Elevation	678 meter above sea level
Local time	14:47:14pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	La Valla-en-Gier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Doizieux	4.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Le Bessat	5 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Tarentaise	5.2 km	SouthWest
4 La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay	6 km	NorthEast
5 Saint-Chamond	6.7 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	282 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	296 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	401 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 209 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 21 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 136.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 191 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 4%, low mountains: 44%, moderate high mountains: 53%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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 56 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 23 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.4 km2

52.7%

Nature

9 km2

11.5%

Agriculture

26.6 km2

33.9%

Urban area

0.6 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Valla-en-Gier in country France

La Valla-en-Gier at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	46 km	NorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	114 km	South
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	129 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crts du Pilat	FR	3.8 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	49 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam