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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0583,Lat: 45.4134
Elevation	843 meter above sea level
Local time	22:14:40pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Bonnet-le-Château	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 La Tourette	1.9 km	East
3 Estivareilles	3.9 km	West
4 Luriecq	4.4 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	312 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	326 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	380 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 206 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 Grangent (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.7 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 167.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 235 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 29%, moderate high mountains: 71%, 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
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 87 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 23 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.6 km2

40.2%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.5%

Agriculture

40.8 km2

52%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas in country France

Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	72 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	95 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	117 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Loire	FR	6.4 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

Type of weather in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:44 Europe/Amsterdam