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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.0409,Lat: 45.8729
Elevation	472 meter above sea level
Local time	23:38:50pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Puy-de-Dôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Riom
Name	Volvic

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Malauzat	2.6 km	EastNorthEast
2 Enval	3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Marsat	3.3 km	East
4 Mozac	3.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Charbonnières-les-Varennes	4.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	336 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	359 km	EastNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	392 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 269 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 21.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Puy de Dôme with a height of 1464 meter (at a distance of 12.6 km and direction SouthSouthWest).One of the mountains in Massif CentralThe nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Chaîne des Puys (Cinder cones) at a distance of 47.1 km (direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 227.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 319 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 37%, low mountains: 56%, moderate high mountains: 7%, 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
La Limagne viticole -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 160 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (at a distance of 14 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25 km2

31.8%

Nature

7 km2

8.9%

Agriculture

34.4 km2

43.8%

Viticulture

0.9 km2

1.1%

Urban area

11 km2

14%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Volvic in country France

Volvic 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	12 km	SouthWest
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	140 km	East
3 Bourges Cathedral	France	143 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Chane des Puys	FR	1 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Volvic

Type of weather in Volvic	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam