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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0842,Lat: 45.5719
Elevation	440 meter above sea level
Local time	10:48:32am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montbrison
Name	Saint-Thomas-la-Garde

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lézigneux	1.8 km	West
2 Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville	1.9 km	SouthEast
3 Saint-Romain-le-Puy	3.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Écotay-l'Olme	3.5 km	NorthWest
5 Montbrison	4.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	301 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	335 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	389 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 223 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 17.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 158 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 221 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 65%, low mountains: 35%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Nord de la plaine du Forez et côte Forezienne - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 80 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 17 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14 km2

17.8%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

51.3 km2

65.3%

Urban area

13 km2

16.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Thomas-la-Garde in country France

Saint-Thomas-la-Garde at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	62 km	EastNorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	90 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
Lignon, Vizezy, Anzon et leurs affluents	FR	0.4 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lézigneux

Type of weather in Lézigneux	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam