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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1628,Lat: 45.7273
Elevation	356 meter above sea level
Local time	11:28:32am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Poncins

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chambéon	3.5 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Cleppé	4.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Feurs	5.2 km	East
4 Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice	5.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Saint-Étienne-le-Molard	5.8 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	287 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	340 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	375 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 241 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 29.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 146.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 205 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Nord de la plaine du Forez et côte Forezienne - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 72 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 23 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.7 km2

17.4%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

56.5 km2

71.9%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.7%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

3.6 km2

4.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Poncins in country France

Poncins 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	East
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	93 km	West
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	150 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lignon, Vizezy, Anzon et leurs affluents	FR	0.1 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Feurs

Type of weather in Feurs	moderate rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam