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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4753,Lat: 45.8595
Elevation	431 meter above sea level
Local time	1:05:44am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Name	Saint-Forgeux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pontcharra-sur-Turdine	2.6 km	NorthEast
2 Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Saint-Loup	3.6 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Les Olmes	4.3 km	NorthEast
5 Saint-Romain-de-Popey	5.1 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	258 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	332 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	371 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 257 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Saone, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Gravière d'Anse (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 118.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 166 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 46%, low mountains: 52%, moderate high mountains: 2%, 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
Vallons de l'est du Tararais - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 49 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 38 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.1 km2

25.7%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

51.1 km2

65.1%

Viticulture

0.2 km2

0.2%

Urban area

6.7 km2

8.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Forgeux in country France

Saint-Forgeux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	30 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	118 km	West
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	136 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Site chiroptres des Monts du Matin	FR	16 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Saint-Forgeux
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Forgeux

Type of weather in Saint-Forgeux	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam