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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.2926,Lat: 46.3072
Elevation	240 meter above sea level
Local time	10:19:45am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Allier
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Moulins
Name	Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saulcet	3.1 km	NorthWest
2 Louchy-Montfand	3.6 km	West
3 Contigny	4.5 km	North
4 Montord	5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Bransat	5.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	293 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	326 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	423 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 311 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 53.1 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 206.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 289 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La Sioule de Jenzat à Saint-Pourcin - La vallée de l'Allier et ses affluents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 153 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

71.8 km2

91.4%

Urban area

4.7 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

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

Saint-Pourçain-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	64 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bourges Cathedral	France	110 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Vézelay, Church and Hill	France	133 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Basse Sioule	FR	0 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

Type of weather in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	light rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.31 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam