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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4474,Lat: 45.4922
Elevation	544 meter above sea level
Local time	22:50:32pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Sorbiers

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Talaudière	2.4 km	SouthWest
2 Valfleury	4.7 km	NorthEast
3 La Tour-en-Jarez	4.7 km	West
4 Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds	4.9 km	SouthSouthWest
5 L'Étrat	5.6 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	282 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	307 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	405 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 217 km (direction SouthSouthWest).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 15.1 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 136.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 192 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 22%, low mountains: 75%, moderate high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 Etienne/Firminy - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 56 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 13 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.8 km2

21.4%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

46 km2

58.5%

Urban area

14.1 km2

17.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sorbiers in country France

Sorbiers at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	43 km	NorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	120 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	123 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de l'Ondenon, contreforts nord du Pilat	FR	6 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Sorbiers
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sorbiers

Type of weather in Sorbiers	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam