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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.5055,Lat: 46.781
Elevation	196 meter above sea level
Local time	14:46:54pm
Name province/region	Centre-Val de Loire
Name Subregion	Cher
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Name	Meillant

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Arpheuilles	4.2 km	East
2 Uzay-le-Venon	4.3 km	NorthWest
3 La Celle	4.7 km	West
4 Bruère-Allichamps	5.7 km	West
5 Saint-Amand-Montrond	6.3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	231 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	377 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	413 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 283 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cher, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de la Chelouze (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.6 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 273.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 383 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 62%, hill: 38%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La clairière de Meillant - Les paysages de bocage

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 216 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.2 km2

41.1%

Nature

2.6 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

41.8 km2

53.3%

Urban area

1.5 km2

1.9%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Meillant in country France

Meillant at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bourges Cathedral	France	34 km	North
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	117 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vézelay, Church and Hill	France	121 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Coteaux, bois et marais calcaires de la Champagne Berrichonne	FR	5.1 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Saint-Amand-Montrond

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Saint-Amand-Montrond	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.73 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam