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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9963,Lat: 45.381
Elevation	904 meter above sea level
Local time	11:43:43am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Apinac

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte	3.8 km	EastSouthEast
2 Estivareilles	4.2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon	4.2 km	SouthWest
4 Usson-en-Forez	4.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas	6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	318 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	328 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	375 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 202 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 20.3 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 173.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 243 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 1%, moderate high mountains: 99%, 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
Massif Central
Plateau d'Usson et d'Estivareilles - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 93 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 29 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.2 km2

39.8%

Nature

3.2 km2

4.1%

Agriculture

42.6 km2

54.2%

Urban area

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Apinac in country France

Apinac at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	78 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	92 km	NorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	115 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Loire	FR	5.2 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon

Type of weather in Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.42 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	37 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:08 Europe/Amsterdam