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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0344,Lat: 45.5991
Elevation	512 meter above sea level
Local time	1:37:17am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Bard

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Écotay-l'Olme	1.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Montbrison	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
3 Lézigneux	4.1 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Savigneux	4.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Saint-Thomas-la-Garde	4.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	302 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	340 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	385 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 227 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 22.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 160.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 225 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 39%, low mountains: 46%, moderate high mountains: 15%, 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
Bassin du Lignon et vallons du Forez - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 83 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 21 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.9 km2

26.6%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

43.9 km2

56%

Urban area

12.3 km2

15.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bard in country France

Bard at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	65 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	86 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	138 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lignon, Vizezy, Anzon et leurs affluents	FR	0.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Montbrison

Type of weather in Montbrison	few clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 22 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam