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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3146,Lat: 45.8255
Elevation	660 meter above sea level
Local time	14:02:25pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Montchal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cottance	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bussières	3.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Panissières	4.2 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Rozier-en-Donzy	4.6 km	SouthWest
5 Violay	4.8 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	271 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	339 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	369 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 252 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 27.2 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 131.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 184 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 8%, low mountains: 88%, moderate high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Vallons de l'ouest du Tararais - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 32 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.7 km2

21.3%

Agriculture

58 km2

73.9%

Urban area

3.8 km2

4.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montchal in country France

Montchal at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	41 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	105 km	West
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	143 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Site chiroptres des Monts du Matin	FR	6.3 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rozier-en-Donzy

Type of weather in Rozier-en-Donzy	few clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam