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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.01,Lat: 46.1112
Elevation	405 meter above sea level
Local time	16:11:25pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Puy-de-Dôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Riom
Name	Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chouvigny	1.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Pouzol	3.8 km	WestSouthWest
3 Saint-Quintin-sur-Sioule	4.8 km	EastSouthEast
4 Marcillat	5.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Ébreuil	6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	310 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	353 km	EastNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	416 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 295 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Allier, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Retenue des Fades Besserves (2.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 227.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 319 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 58%, low mountains: 42%, 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
Massif Central
Les basses et moyennes Combrailles -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 167 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.4 km2

36.1%

Nature

2.6 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

47.3 km2

60.3%

Urban area

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule in country France

Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	37 km	South
2 Bourges Cathedral	France	118 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	147 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Sioule	FR	0 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule

Type of weather in Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam