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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.5907,Lat: 46.6228
Elevation	196 meter above sea level
Local time	22:58:21pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Allier
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montluçon
Name	Urçay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Perche	0.8 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Meaulne	3.5 km	SouthEast
3 Lételon	3.6 km	North
4 Vitray	5.3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Ainay-le-Vieil	6.1 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	249 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	372 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	423 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 287 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Cher, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Pirot (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 263.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 369 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 40%, hill: 60%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La vallée du Cher au nord de Montluçon - Les vallées du Cher et de l'Aumance

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 217 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.6 km2

17.4%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

61.2 km2

78%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Urçay in country France

Urçay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bourges Cathedral	France	53 km	North
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	98 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vézelay, Church and Hill	France	128 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Coteaux, bois et marais calcaires de la Champagne Berrichonne	FR	0.9 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Meaulne-Vitray

Type of weather in Meaulne-Vitray	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam