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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.2027,Lat: 46.0635
Elevation	349 meter above sea level
Local time	16:27:26pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Puy-de-Dôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Riom
Name	Saint-Genès-du-Retz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vensat	2.1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Poëzat	2.4 km	NorthEast
3 Saint-Priest-d'Andelot	2.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Montpensier	3.4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Gannat	3.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	318 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	340 km	EastNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	416 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 286 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 32.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 213.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 298 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 99%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La Grande Limagne -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 151 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.2 km2

4.1%

Agriculture

65.9 km2

83.9%

Urban area

8.6 km2

11%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Genès-du-Retz in country France

Saint-Genès-du-Retz 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	36 km	SouthWest
2 Bourges Cathedral	France	129 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	131 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Sioule	FR	7.3 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Genès-du-Retz

Type of weather in Saint-Genès-du-Retz	moderate rain
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam