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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0829,Lat: 45.4153
Elevation	740 meter above sea level
Local time	7:39:56am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	La Tourette

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Bonnet-le-Château	1.9 km	NorthWest
2 Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas	1.9 km	West
3 Aboën	3.9 km	East
4 Luriecq	3.9 km	North
5 Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec	5.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	310 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	325 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	382 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 206 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 12.8 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 165.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 232 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 51%, moderate high mountains: 49%, 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
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 85 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 22 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.2 km2

38.4%

Nature

3.6 km2

4.6%

Agriculture

42.6 km2

54.2%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Tourette in country France

La Tourette at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	70 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	96 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	117 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Loire	FR	5.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

Type of weather in Saint-Bonnet-le-Château	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:07 Europe/Amsterdam