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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5159,Lat: 45.3676
Elevation	1174 meter above sea level
Local time	22:34:38pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Le Bessat

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tarentaise	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
2 La Valla-en-Gier	5 km	NorthNorthEast
3 La Versanne	5.7 km	South
4 Planfoy	6.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Saint-Genest-Malifaux	8.3 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	286 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	294 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	397 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 204 km (direction SouthSouthWest).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 21.7 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 140.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 196 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 8%, moderate high mountains: 92%, high mountains: 0%, 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
Pentes nord-ouest du Pilat - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 59 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 26 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

53.3 km2

67.9%

Nature

5.5 km2

Agriculture

19.2 km2

24.4%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Le Bessat in country France

Le Bessat at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	51 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	109 km	South
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	130 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crts du Pilat	FR	0.4 km	East

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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	light rain
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam