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General information - Location

CountryFrance
Location in countryCenter
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 4.3846,Lat: 46.7924 marker
Elevation393 meter above sea level
Local time13:23:11pm
Name province/regionBourgogne
Name SubregionSaône-et-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityAutun
Name Montcenis

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Torcy3.8 km EastSouthEast
2 Le Creusot4.6 km East
3 Les Bizots4.7 km South
4 Marmagne5.3 km NorthNorthWest
5 Saint-Sernin-du-Bois6.7 km NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Bern   Switzerland234 km East
2 ParisFrance277 km NorthNorthWest
3 Luxembourg   Luxembourg339 km NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 360 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 Étang de Torcy Neuf (1 km2 at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 134.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 188 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 99%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
Le bocage montcellien - BOCAGE

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 130 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   13.8 km2 
 17.6% 
 Nature   1.2 km2 
 1.5% 
 Agriculture   48.6 km2 
 61.8% 
 Urban area   12.6 km2 
 16% 
 Water - Lakes   1.2 km2 
 1.6% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Montcenis in country France


Montcenis at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 The Climats, terroirs of BurgundyFrance47 km NorthEast
2 Vézelay, Church and HillFrance89 km NorthNorthWest
3 Cistercian Abbey of FontenayFrance94 km North

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Fort de ravin et landes du vallon de Canada, barrage du Pont du RoiFR15 km NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Current weather at Montcenis

Type of weather in Montcenisbroken clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 2.46 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: West South West
Air pressure: 1016 mb
Humidity: 50 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:14 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :20:54 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Montcenis - FR (longitude: 4.3846, latitude: 46.7924)
Distance weather station to place (direction NW): 0 Kilometers

14:00
14 degrees
1015 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
17:00
11 degrees
1016 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
20:00
5 degrees
1018 mbar
light rainweericoon
23:00
4 degrees
1017 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
2:00
4 degrees
1016 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
5:00
7 degrees
1016 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
8:00
11 degrees
1015 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
11:00
9 degrees
1015 mbar
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