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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.7832,Lat: 46.06
Elevation	954 meter above sea level
Local time	6:13:34am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Allier
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vichy
Name	Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Clément	5.9 km	West
2 Laprugne	8.6 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Saint-Bonnet-des-Quarts	9.2 km	NorthEast
4 Le Mayet-de-Montagne	9.3 km	WestNorthWest
5 Saint-Haon-le-Vieux	9.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	298 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	330 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	387 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 279 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 21.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pierres du Jour with a height of 1164 meter (at a distance of 6.7 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 168.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 236 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 40%, moderate high mountains: 60%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
La vallée de la Besbre (haute) - Les monts du Bourbonnais

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

64.7 km2

82.3%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

12.5 km2

15.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs in country France

Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs 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	71 km	WestSouthWest
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	88 km	EastSouthEast
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	138 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Monts de la Madeleine	FR	1.6 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs

Type of weather in Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam