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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3568,Lat: 45.8566
Elevation	848 meter above sea level
Local time	11:04:05am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Roanne
Name	Violay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Joux	3.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Montchal	4.8 km	SouthWest
3 Saint-Cyr-de-Valorges	5.5 km	NorthWest
4 Villechenève	6.1 km	SouthEast
5 Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand	6.8 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	266 km	EastNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	339 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	368 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 256 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 Villerest (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 27.9 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 127.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 179 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 1%, low mountains: 80%, moderate high mountains: 18%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Vallons de l'ouest du Tararais - paysages agraires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (at a distance of 35 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.1 km2

43.4%

Nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

42.2 km2

53.7%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Violay in country France

Violay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Site of Lyon	France	38 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	109 km	West
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	139 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Site chiroptres des Monts du Matin	FR	6.9 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Violay

Type of weather in Violay	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	07:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:05 Europe/Amsterdam