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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3191,Lat: 45.5966
Elevation	460 meter above sea level
Local time	13:46:40pm
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Saint-Galmier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chambœuf	2.1 km	South
2 Saint-Médard-en-Forez	2.8 km	East
3 Rivas	4.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Aveizieux	4.9 km	SouthEast
5 Veauche	4.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	284 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	322 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	393 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 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 15.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 140.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 196 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 71%, low mountains: 29%, The hills are mainly western 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
Massif Central
Agglomération de St Galmier/Veauche, Andrézieux-Bouthéon/St just-St-Rambert - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 6.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12 km2

15.2%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

58.2 km2

74.1%

Urban area

7.9 km2

10.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Galmier in country France

Saint-Galmier at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	44 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	108 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	134 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaine du Forez	FR	5 km	WestSouthWest

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Filming Location	IMDB Saint-Galmier
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Galmier

Type of weather in Saint-Galmier	clear sky
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	07:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:06 Europe/Amsterdam