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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9545,Lat: 45.9801
Elevation	429 meter above sea level
Local time	5:13:07am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Roanne
Name	Villemontais

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lentigny	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire	3.5 km	SouthEast
3 Saint-Alban-les-Eaux	3.6 km	North
4 Ouches	4.7 km	NorthEast
5 Saint-André-d'Apchon	6 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	289 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	343 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	371 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 269 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 Villerest (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.7 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pierres du Jour with a height of 1164 meter (at a distance of 12.3 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 155.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 218 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 52%, low mountains: 42%, moderate high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Côte Roannaise - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 92 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.7 km2

21.2%

Nature

3.9 km2

4.9%

Agriculture

52.3 km2

66.5%

Viticulture

1 km2

1.2%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Villemontais in country France

Villemontais at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	72 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	80 km	West
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	138 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Loire aval	FR	2.9 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lentigny

Type of weather in Lentigny	moderate rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam