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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6115,Lat: 45.5283
Elevation	258 meter above sea level
Local time	22:31:51pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Rive-de-Gier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Châteauneuf	1.5 km	South
2 Saint-Joseph	2.4 km	EastNorthEast
3 Saint-Martin-la-Plaine	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Lorette	3 km	SouthWest
5 Genilac	3 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	269 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	299 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	409 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 223 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. 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 28.6 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 123.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 173 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 89%, low mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Agglomération de St-Chamond à Rive-de-Gier - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 43 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 25 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.2 km2

18.1%

Nature

2.9 km2

3.7%

Agriculture

45.4 km2

57.8%

Urban area

15.7 km2

20%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rive-de-Gier in country France

Rive-de-Gier at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	32 km	NorthEast
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	127 km	South
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	132 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallons et combes du Pilat rhodanien	FR	9.5 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rive-de-Gier

Type of weather in Rive-de-Gier	light rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam