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⇱ Brives-Charensac, Brives-Charensac, Arrondissement du Puy, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Brives-Charensac, Brives-Charensac, Arrondissement du Puy, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


Alternative Names:Brives, Brives-Charensac
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Brives-Charensac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Region:Brives-Charensac, Arrondissement du Puy, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Latitude:45° 2' 52" N
Longitude:3° 55' 43" E
Lat/Long (dec):45.0478,3.92878
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:4,721 (2016)
Mindat Feature ID:3029970
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:3029970:8
GUID:0

Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Loire river alluvial deposits, Brives-Charensac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 2' 17" N3° 56' 8" E1.2km (0.7 miles)
Farnier stream alluvial deposits, Ours, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 2' 11" N3° 54' 21" E2.2km (1.4 miles)
La Garde de Mons, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 1' 32" N3° 54' 59" E2.6km (1.6 miles)
La Garde d’Ours, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 1' 10" N3° 54' 25" E3.6km (2.2 miles)
Taulhac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 1' 31" N3° 53' 44" E3.6km (2.2 miles)
Latour brook alluvial deposits, Coubon, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 0' 50" N3° 55' 5" E3.9km (2.4 miles)
Roadworks, Taulhac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 1' 12" N3° 53' 56" E3.9km (2.4 miles)
Sainzelles, Blavozy, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 3' 2" N3° 59' 0" E4.3km (2.7 miles)
Taulhac stream alluvial deposits, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 1' 17" N3° 53' 17" E4.3km (2.7 miles)
La Boriette, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 3' 21" N3° 52' 26" E4.4km (2.7 miles)
Riou des Brus alluvial deposits, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 2' 12" N3° 51' 50" E5.2km (3.3 miles)
Riou Pezzouliou alluvial deposits, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 2' 32" N3° 51' 37" E5.4km (3.4 miles)
Croix-de-la-Paille, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 3' 6" N3° 51' 28" E5.6km (3.5 miles)
Les Orgues d’Espaly basalt cliff, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 3' 5" N3° 51' 24" E5.7km (3.5 miles)
Charentus, Coubon, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France44° 59' 57" N3° 54' 11" E5.7km (3.6 miles)
Riou stream alluvial deposits, Le Riou, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 0' 38" N3° 52' 33" E5.9km (3.6 miles)
Mont Denise, Espaly-Saint-Marcel, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 3' 20" N3° 51' 12" E6.0km (3.7 miles)
Velay Volcanic Area, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 0' 0" N3° 52' 59" E6.4km (4.0 miles)
Dolaison stream alluvial deposits, Vals-près-le-Puy, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 1' 13" N3° 51' 20" E6.5km (4.0 miles)
Mont Croustet, Ceyssac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 1' 41" N3° 50' 57" E6.6km (4.1 miles)
Chalon stream alluvial deposits, Chanceaux, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 5' 39" N3° 52' 21" E6.8km (4.2 miles)
Mont Peylenc quarry, Saint-Pierre-Eynac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 2' 2" N4° 0' 59" E7.1km (4.4 miles)
Sainte Anne quarry, Sinzelles, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 4' 11" N3° 50' 39" E7.1km (4.4 miles)
Bilhac, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 4' 54" N3° 51' 3" E7.2km (4.5 miles)
Sainte-Anne volcano, Sinzelles, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 4' 26" N3° 50' 8" E7.9km (4.9 miles)
Communac stream alluvial deposits, Rochelimagne, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 5' 53" N3° 51' 2" E8.3km (5.1 miles)
La Roche stream alluvial deposits, Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaison, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 0' 51" N3° 49' 59" E8.4km (5.2 miles)
Les Estreys, Polignac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 4' 12" N3° 49' 19" E8.7km (5.4 miles)
Chalon stream alluvial deposits, Le Moulin de Blanzac, Blanzac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 6' 37" N3° 50' 54" E9.4km (5.8 miles)
Vialette, Saint-Paulien, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France45° 7' 14" N3° 51' 46" E9.6km (6.0 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 9.6 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 9.6 km)


Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Moldanubian Belt, Eurasian PlateOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
FranceCountry
Auvergne, FranceRegion
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceRegion
Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceDepartment
Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceArrondissement
Brives-Charensac, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceCommune
Massif Central, FranceHighland Region
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
France, Auvergne79.3.0.0.0.0
France, Auvergne, Haute-Loire, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay-Est79.3.10.40.377.0
France, Auvergne, Haute-Loire, Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy-en-Velay-Est, Brives-Charensac79.3.10.40.377.3936
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