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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2583,Lat: 45.403
Elevation	468 meter above sea level
Local time	21:58:01pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Étienne
Name	Unieux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Caloire	1.6 km	West
2 Fraisses	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon	2.6 km	West
4 Firminy	2.9 km	SouthEast
5 Le Chambon-Feugerolles	4.2 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	300 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	313 km	SouthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	388 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 2.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 154.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 217 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 26%, low mountains: 74%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 74 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 16 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.1 km2

32%

Nature

4.1 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

30.6 km2

38.9%

Urban area

15.4 km2

19.6%

Water - Lakes

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Unieux in country France

Unieux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	60 km	NorthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	109 km	WestNorthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	113 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, landes et habitats rocheux des Gorges de la Loire	FR	0.7 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Unieux

Type of weather in Unieux	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam