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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4405,Lat: 45.3849
Elevation	929 meter above sea level
Local time	0:03:59am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Planfoy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tarentaise	4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Saint-Genest-Malifaux	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Saint-Romain-les-Atheux	5.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 La Ricamarie	6.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Le Bessat	6.2 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	289 km	NorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	300 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	395 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 205 km (direction SouthSouthWest).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 15.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 143.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 201 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 24%, moderate high mountains: 76%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Pentes nord-ouest du Pilat - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 63 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 21 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.7 km2

51.8%

Nature

5.7 km2

7.3%

Agriculture

27.3 km2

34.7%

Urban area

4.9 km2

6.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Planfoy in country France

Planfoy at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	52 km	NorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	111 km	South
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	123 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de l'Ondenon, contreforts nord du Pilat	FR	1.6 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Genest-Malifaux

Type of weather in Saint-Genest-Malifaux	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam