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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2699,Lat: 45.9385
Elevation	508 meter above sea level
Local time	5:30:08am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Roanne
Name	Fourneaux
Other place with same name 1	Fourneaux Basse-Normandie - Manche
Other place with same name 2	Fourneaux Rhône-Alpes - Savoie

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chirassimont	3.1 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Machézal	3.2 km	SouthEast
3 Croizet-sur-Gand	4 km	SouthWest
4 Lay	4.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay	4.9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	268 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	350 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	357 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 265 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 17.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 132.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 185 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 49%, low mountains: 51%, moderate high mountains: 0%, 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
Vallons de l'ouest du Tararais - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 67 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.1 km2

10.3%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

68 km2

86.6%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fourneaux in country France

Fourneaux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	48 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	103 km	West
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	132 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Site chiroptres des Monts du Matin	FR	5.8 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay

Type of weather in Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	07:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:05 Europe/Amsterdam