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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8877,Lat: 45.0529
Elevation	638 meter above sea level
Local time	7:26:26am
Name province/region (Région)	Auvergne
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Le Puy-en-Velay
Name	Aiguilhe

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chadrac	1.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Le Puy-en-Velay	1.3 km	South
3 Espaly-Saint-Marcel	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Le Monteil	2.6 km	EastNorthEast
5 Polignac	2.8 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	318 km	EastSouthEast
2 Andorra	Andorra	340 km	SouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	346 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 166 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 d'Issarlès (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 29.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 200.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 281 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 87%, moderate high mountains: 13%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Le bassin du Puy-en-Velay - Le bassin du Puy-en-Velay

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 120 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Le Puy-Loudes Airport (at a distance of 10 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.4 km2

14.5%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

47.3 km2

60.2%

Urban area

16.1 km2

20.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aiguilhe in country France

Aiguilhe at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	85 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape	France	98 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	108 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Grotte de la Denise	FR	2.2 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Aiguilhe
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Le Puy-en-Velay

Type of weather in Le Puy-en-Velay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	07:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:09 Europe/Amsterdam