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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3132,Lat: 45.1849
Elevation	922 meter above sea level
Local time	13:39:47pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Yssingeaux
Name	Montfaucon-en-Velay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Raucoules	1.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Montregard	4 km	SouthEast
3 Dunières	4.2 km	NorthEast
4 Lapte	7.6 km	West
5 Saint-Pal-de-Mons	7.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	296 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	311 km	NorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	371 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 181 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 Devesset (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 165.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 231 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 11%, moderate high mountains: 89%, The hills are mainly western orientated. 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 85 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 40 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.8 km2

43.1%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

42.8 km2

54.5%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montfaucon-en-Velay in country France

Montfaucon-en-Velay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	76 km	NorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	89 km	South
3 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	123 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haute valle du Lignon	FR	5.5 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Montfaucon-en-Velay

Type of weather in Montfaucon-en-Velay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam