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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9741,Lat: 45.7516
Elevation	490 meter above sea level
Local time	7:03:17am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Leigneux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sail-sous-Couzan	1.8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Boën-sur-Lignon	2.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Saint-Sixte	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Débats-Rivière-d'Orpra	2.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Trelins	3.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	298 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	354 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	367 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 244 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 de Villerest (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 25.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 159.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 223 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 42%, low mountains: 56%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Bassin de l'Aix et collines après la plaine du Forez - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 86 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.8 km2

38%

Nature

5.8 km2

7.3%

Agriculture

37 km2

47.1%

Urban area

5.8 km2

7.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leigneux in country France

Leigneux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	67 km	East
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	79 km	West
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	155 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lignon, Vizezy, Anzon et leurs affluents	FR	0.1 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sail-sous-Couzan

Type of weather in Sail-sous-Couzan	broken clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam