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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6786,Lat: 45.4192
Elevation	397 meter above sea level
Local time	21:37:34pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Pélussin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Roisey	3.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bessey	4.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Chavanay	5 km	East
4 Malleval	5.4 km	SouthEast
5 Lupé	5.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	273 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	288 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	409 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 212 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. 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 32.9 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 126.7 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 177 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 3%, hill: 50%, low mountains: 31%, moderate high mountains: 16%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Bassin de Bourg-Argental, plateau de Pélussin - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 46 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 33 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.6 km2

41.4%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

37.2 km2

47.3%

Viticulture

4.7 km2

5.9%

Urban area

3.1 km2

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pélussin in country France

Pélussin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	40 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	116 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	140 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallons et combes du Pilat rhodanien	FR	0.3 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Pélussin
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pélussin

Type of weather in Pélussin	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	978 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam