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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9293,Lat: 45.7017
Elevation	688 meter above sea level
Local time	17:13:18pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Saint-Georges-en-Couzan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sail-sous-Couzan	4.8 km	NorthEast
2 Chalmazel	6 km	West
3 Débats-Rivière-d'Orpra	6.4 km	North
4 Leigneux	6.5 km	NorthEast
5 Trelins	6.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	304 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	353 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	372 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 238 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 Villerest (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 31.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 164.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 230 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 3%, low mountains: 48%, moderate high mountains: 49%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Bassin du Lignon et vallons du Forez - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 90 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 34 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.5 km2

47.8%

Nature

5 km2

6.3%

Agriculture

35.6 km2

45.3%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Georges-en-Couzan in country France

Saint-Georges-en-Couzan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	71 km	East
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	76 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	151 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lignon, Vizezy, Anzon et leurs affluents	FR	0.3 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sail-sous-Couzan

Type of weather in Sail-sous-Couzan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.22 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam