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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8753,Lat: 45.029
Elevation	672 meter above sea level
Local time	15:36:55pm
Name province/region	Auvergne
Name Subregion	Haute-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Le Puy-en-Velay
Name	Vals-près-le-Puy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Puy-en-Velay	1.6 km	NorthEast
2 Espaly-Saint-Marcel	2.1 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Aiguilhe	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Ceyssac	3.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Chadrac	4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	318 km	EastSouthEast
2 Andorra	Andorra	337 km	SouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	349 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 164 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 d'Issarlès (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 27.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 203 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 284 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 67%, moderate high mountains: 33%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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
Le bassin du Puy-en-Velay - Le bassin du Puy-en-Velay

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 122 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Le Puy-Loudes Airport (at a distance of 11 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8 km2

10.2%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

50.9 km2

64.8%

Urban area

17.3 km2

22%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vals-près-le-Puy in country France

Vals-près-le-Puy at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	83 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape	France	95 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	110 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Loire	FR	2.6 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vals-près-le-Puy

Type of weather in Vals-près-le-Puy	moderate rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam