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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2993,Lat: 45.0596
Elevation	977 meter above sea level
Local time	12:09:53pm
Name province/region (Région)	Auvergne
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Yssingeaux
Name	Le Chambon-sur-Lignon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mazet-Saint-Voy	4.4 km	West
2 Tence	6.1 km	North
3 Saint-Jeures	6.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Devesset	7.1 km	East
5 Saint-Agrève	9.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	289 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	321 km	NorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	360 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 168 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 Devesset (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.7 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Le Gerbier de Jonc with a height of 1551 meter (at a distance of 24.7 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 175.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 246 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Le haut plateau du Lignon - Les plateaux granitiques du Velay oriental

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Le Puy-Loudes Airport (at a distance of 42 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39.8 km2

50.7%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

33.8 km2

43.1%

Urban area

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in country France

Le Chambon-sur-Lignon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	75 km	South
2 Historic Site of Lyon	France	89 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	110 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haute valle du Lignon	FR	0.1 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Le Chambon-sur-Lignon

Type of weather in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon	broken clouds
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	46 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	07:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:07 Europe/Amsterdam