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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1503,Lat: 45.5873
Elevation	371 meter above sea level
Local time	17:42:51pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Précieux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Romain-le-Puy	3.8 km	SouthWest
2 L'Hôpital-le-Grand	3.9 km	East
3 Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville	5 km	SouthWest
4 Saint-Thomas-la-Garde	5.4 km	WestSouthWest
5 Savigneux	5.6 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	295 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	332 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	389 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 225 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 Grangent (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 152.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 214 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Sud de la plaine du Forez - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 74 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 13 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

73.6 km2

93.7%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Précieux in country France

Précieux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	57 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	95 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	135 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaine du Forez	FR	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Précieux

Type of weather in Précieux	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam