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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0072,Lat: 45.7481
Elevation	416 meter above sea level
Local time	12:12:08pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Boën-sur-Lignon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse	1.3 km	SouthEast
2 Trelins	2.2 km	South
3 Leigneux	2.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Sail-sous-Couzan	3.4 km	WestSouthWest
5 Arthun	3.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	296 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	351 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	369 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 243 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 25.2 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 157 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 220 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 68%, low mountains: 32%, 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
Nord de la plaine du Forez et côte Forezienne - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 84 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 32 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.2 km2

24.5%

Nature

3.5 km2

4.4%

Agriculture

48.3 km2

61.5%

Urban area

6.2 km2

7.8%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Boën-sur-Lignon in country France

Boën-sur-Lignon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	64 km	East
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	81 km	West
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	155 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Lignon, Vizezy, Anzon et leurs affluents	FR	0.6 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Boën-sur-Lignon

Type of weather in Boën-sur-Lignon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam