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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8869,Lat: 45.0413
Elevation	689 meter above sea level
Local time	13:19:44pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Le Puy-en-Velay
Name	Le Puy-en-Velay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aiguilhe	1.3 km	North
2 Vals-près-le-Puy	1.6 km	SouthWest
3 Espaly-Saint-Marcel	1.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Chadrac	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Brives-Charensac	3.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	317 km	EastSouthEast
2 Andorra	Andorra	339 km	SouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	347 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 165 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 d'Issarlès (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 28.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 201.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 282 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 81%, moderate high mountains: 19%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Le bassin du Puy-en-Velay - Le bassin du Puy-en-Velay

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 120 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Le Puy-Loudes Airport (at a distance of 11 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.1 km2

11.6%

Nature

1.5 km2

1.9%

Agriculture

49.2 km2

62.6%

Urban area

17.5 km2

22.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Le Puy-en-Velay in country France

Le Puy-en-Velay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	84 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape	France	97 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	109 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Grotte de la Denise	FR	2.8 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Le Puy-en-Velay

Type of weather in Le Puy-en-Velay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam