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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3992,Lat: 46.3143
Elevation	243 meter above sea level
Local time	9:42:13am
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Allier
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vichy
Name	Varennes-sur-Allier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montoldre	3.4 km	East
2 Paray-sous-Briailles	3.9 km	SouthWest
3 Rongères	4.2 km	SouthEast
4 Saint-Loup	4.4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Créchy	6.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	294 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	318 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	419 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 310 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 59.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 198.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 278 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, 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
L'Allier de Créchy à Moulins - La vallée de l'Allier et ses affluents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 146 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.1 km2

5.2%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

65.3 km2

83.1%

Urban area

4.7 km2

5.9%

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Varennes-sur-Allier in country France

Varennes-sur-Allier 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	68 km	SouthWest
2 Bourges Cathedral	France	115 km	NorthWest
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	127 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Val d'Allier Bourbonnais	FR	0.2 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Varennes-sur-Allier

Type of weather in Varennes-sur-Allier	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam