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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0354,Lat: 45.2033
Elevation	515 meter above sea level
Local time	13:36:55pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Yssingeaux
Name	Retournac

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chamalières-sur-Loire	3.8 km	West
2 Beaux	4.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Solignac-sous-Roche	5.6 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Roche-en-Régnier	7.6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Beauzac	7.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	315 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	327 km	EastNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	360 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 183 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 29.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 181.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 254 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 2%, low mountains: 77%, moderate high mountains: 21%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Les gorges de la Loire entre Vorey et Beauzac - La Loire aval

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 100 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Le Puy-Loudes Airport (at a distance of 25 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.5 km2

46.4%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

38.6 km2

49.1%

Urban area

2.3 km2

2.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Retournac in country France

Retournac at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	88 km	NorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	96 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	106 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Loire	FR	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Retournac

Type of weather in Retournac	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.94 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam