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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5213,Lat: 45.2713
Elevation	640 meter above sea level
Local time	10:25:43am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Brioude
Name	Vals-le-Chastel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Domeyrat	2.8 km	SouthWest
2 Javaugues	3.7 km	NorthWest
3 Lavaudieu	5.4 km	West
4 La Chomette	5.9 km	SouthWest
5 Chassagnes	6.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	345 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	355 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bern	Switzerland	356 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 195 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 Lac du Barrage de Grandval (10.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 41.4 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 212.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 297 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 8%, low mountains: 77%, moderate high mountains: 15%, 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
Le rebord du plateau de la Chaise-Dieu - Le plateau de la Chaise-Dieu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 132 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Le Puy-Loudes Airport (at a distance of 29 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

48.3 km2

61.5%

Nature

1.6 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

28.6 km2

36.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vals-le-Chastel in country France

Vals-le-Chastel 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	NorthNorthWest
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	116 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape	France	117 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Complexe minier de la valle de la Senouire	FR	6 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Frugières-le-Pin

Type of weather in Frugières-le-Pin	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam