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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3176,Lat: 45.4292
Elevation	601 meter above sea level
Local time	6:06:49am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Roche-la-Molière

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Genest-Lerpt	2.2 km	NorthEast
2 Le Chambon-Feugerolles	4.3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 La Ricamarie	4.7 km	SouthEast
4 Firminy	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Villars	5.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	294 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	311 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	393 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 209 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 4.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 149.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 209 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 12%, low mountains: 88%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Agglomération de St Etienne/Firminy - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 68 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 12 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.3 km2

16.9%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

39.6 km2

50.4%

Urban area

22.5 km2

28.6%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Roche-la-Molière in country France

Roche-la-Molière at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	55 km	NorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	113 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	116 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, landes et habitats rocheux des Gorges de la Loire	FR	2.3 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Roche-la-Molière

Type of weather in Roche-la-Molière	moderate rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam