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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.9999,Lat: 46.2829
Elevation	461 meter above sea level
Local time	9:53:27am
Name province/region	Limousin
Name Subregion	Creuse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Guéret
Name	Roches

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Châtelus-Malvaleix	3 km	NorthEast
2 Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines	4.8 km	NorthEast
3 Ladapeyre	5.3 km	SouthEast
4 Jouillat	5.7 km	WestSouthWest
5 Genouillac	7.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	287 km	North
2 Andorra	Andorra	420 km	South
3 Bern	Switzerland	423 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 234 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vienne, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Landes (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 26.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 306 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 428 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 86%, low mountains: 14%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Le massif de Toulx-Sainte-Croix - Les paysages de la montagne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 247 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19 km2

24.1%

Agriculture

58.6 km2

74.5%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Roches in country France

Roches at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	93 km	WestNorthWest
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	94 km	SouthEast
3 Bourges Cathedral	France	94 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Grande Creuse	FR	9.4 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ajain

Type of weather in Ajain	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.41 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam