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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0318,Lat: 45.6951
Elevation	427 meter above sea level
Local time	10:16:48am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Marcilly-le-Châtel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pralong	3.2 km	South
2 Montverdun	3.8 km	NorthEast
3 Chalain-d'Uzore	3.8 km	SouthEast
4 Trelins	4.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse	5.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	297 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	346 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	375 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 237 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 Grangent (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 30.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 156.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 220 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 66%, low mountains: 34%, moderate high mountains: 0%, 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
Nord de la plaine du Forez et côte Forezienne - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 27 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.9 km2

26.7%

Agriculture

53.5 km2

68.1%

Urban area

3.4 km2

4.3%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Marcilly-le-Châtel in country France

Marcilly-le-Châtel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	63 km	East
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	84 km	West
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	148 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lignon, Vizezy, Anzon et leurs affluents	FR	0 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Montbrison

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Montbrison	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam