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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5911,Lat: 45.9955
Elevation	644 meter above sea level
Local time	0:45:05am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Puy-de-Dôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Thiers
Name	Lachaux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Guillermie	4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Ferrières-sur-Sichon	5.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Châteldon	5.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Arronnes	7.3 km	North
5 Mariol	7.8 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	314 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	332 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	394 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 273 km (direction South).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 Lac de Villerest (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 34 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pierres du Jour with a height of 1164 meter (at a distance of 16.1 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 183.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 257 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 12%, low mountains: 82%, moderate high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Le nord des Monts du Forez -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 120 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.7 km2

63.3%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

28.5 km2

36.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lachaux in country France

Lachaux 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	54 km	WestSouthWest
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	100 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bourges Cathedral	France	152 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rivires de la Montagne Bourbonnaise	FR	0.5 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lachaux

Type of weather in Lachaux	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam