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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9414,Lat: 45.3914
Elevation	920 meter above sea level
Local time	7:57:11am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Usson-en-Forez

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon	4.1 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Apinac	4.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Sauvessanges	5.3 km	West
4 Estivareilles	6 km	EastNorthEast
5 Viverols	6.6 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	321 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	333 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	373 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 204 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 24.2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 176.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 248 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 1%, moderate high mountains: 99%, 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
Massif Central
Plateau d'Usson et d'Estivareilles - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 32 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.1 km2

43.5%

Nature

1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

42.1 km2

53.7%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Usson-en-Forez in country France

Usson-en-Forez at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	81 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	88 km	NorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	118 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rivires Moules perlires du bassin de l'Ance du Nord et de l'Arzon	FR	3.4 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Usson-en-Forez

Type of weather in Usson-en-Forez	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam