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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3557,Lat: 45.469
Elevation	479 meter above sea level
Local time	21:43:15pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Villars

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez	1.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 L'Étrat	2.4 km	NorthEast
3 La Tour-en-Jarez	3 km	EastNorthEast
4 Saint-Genest-Lerpt	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
5 La Fouillouse	4.6 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	289 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	311 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	399 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 213 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 7.6 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 144.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 202 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 32%, low mountains: 68%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Agglomération de St Etienne/Firminy - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 63 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 9.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.8 km2

12.4%

Agriculture

36.7 km2

46.7%

Urban area

28.1 km2

35.7%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Villars in country France

Villars at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	50 km	NorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	114 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	120 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, landes et habitats rocheux des Gorges de la Loire	FR	4.8 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Priest-en-Jarez

Type of weather in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam