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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.7594,Lat: 45.5915
Elevation	686 meter above sea level
Local time	22:19:37pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Puy-de-Dôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ambert
Name	La Forie

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Job	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Ambert	5 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Bertignat	6.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes	7.3 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Vertolaye	7.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	321 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	357 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	379 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 Allier, 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 40.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 180.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 253 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 61%, moderate high mountains: 37%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Les bois Noirs et les monts du Forez -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 104 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 42 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.6 km2

54.3%

Nature

3.9 km2

4.9%

Agriculture

30.6 km2

38.9%

Urban area

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Forie in country France

La Forie at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	65 km	WestNorthWest
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	86 km	East
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	144 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dore et affluents	FR	1.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Forie

Type of weather in La Forie	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam