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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1727,Lat: 45.2896
Elevation	638 meter above sea level
Local time	6:45:42am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Yssingeaux
Name	Monistrol-sur-Loire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bas-en-Basset	5.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 La Chapelle-d'Aurec	5.6 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Malvalette	6 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Les Villettes	6.2 km	South
5 La Séauve-sur-Semène	6.2 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	311 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	313 km	EastNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	374 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 192 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 16.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 167.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 234 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 20%, low mountains: 76%, moderate high mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 plateau des Trois Rivières - Les plateaux granitiques du Velay oriental

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 86 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 29 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.6 km2

27.6%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

45.4 km2

57.9%

Urban area

6.3 km2

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Monistrol-sur-Loire in country France

Monistrol-sur-Loire at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	74 km	NorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	102 km	South
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	109 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Loire	FR	1.3 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Monistrol-sur-Loire

Type of weather in Monistrol-sur-Loire	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam