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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8346,Lat: 45.1605
Elevation	213 meter above sea level
Local time	4:10:32am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Drôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valence
Name	Ponsas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Vallier	1.9 km	NorthWest
2 Arras-sur-Rhône	2.8 km	SouthWest
3 Saint-Barthélemy-de-Vals	3.1 km	EastNorthEast
4 Serves-sur-Rhône	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Saint-Uze	3.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	260 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	283 km	NorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	396 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 187 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 Devesset (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 36.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 138.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 194 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 33%, hill: 67%, 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
Vallée du Rhône entre Vienne et Tournon - paysages marqués par de grands équipements

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.7 km2

39%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

34.8 km2

44.3%

Viticulture

0.5 km2

0.6%

Urban area

5.6 km2

7.1%

Water - Lakes

4.2 km2

5.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ponsas in country France

Ponsas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	67 km	North
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	92 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	114 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Affluents rive droite du Rhne	FR	2.9 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Vallier

Type of weather in Saint-Vallier	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.37 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam