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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1841,Lat: 45.4027
Elevation	765 meter above sea level
Local time	0:05:01am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon	3.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Aurec-sur-Loire	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Caloire	4.2 km	East
4 Aboën	4.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Unieux	5.8 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	304 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	317 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	385 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 205 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 5.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 159.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 224 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 12%, low mountains: 86%, moderate high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Plateau de St Maurice-en-Gourgois - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 79 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 18 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.8 km2

41.7%

Nature

4.9 km2

6.2%

Agriculture

35.2 km2

44.8%

Urban area

3.8 km2

4.8%

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois in country France

Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	65 km	NorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	104 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	114 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, landes et habitats rocheux des Gorges de la Loire	FR	1.2 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois

Type of weather in Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois	broken clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam