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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.9382,Lat: 47.1158
Elevation	15 meter above sea level
Local time	13:32:16pm
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Loire-Atlantique
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Nazaire
Name	Arthon-en-Retz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chéméré	1.7 km	East
2 Chauvé	5.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons	5.7 km	EastSouthEast
4 Les Moutiers-en-Retz	7.6 km	SouthWest
5 La Bernerie-en-Retz	8.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	233 km	North
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	264 km	North
3 Paris	France	371 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 8 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire coastal: Sevre niortaise, Lay, Sallertaine, Falleron, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Grand-Lieu (19.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 418.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 586 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 26%, low location: 74%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 272 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nantes Atlantique Airport (at a distance of 25 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

72.5 km2

92.2%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.3%

Urban area

4.2 km2

5.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Arthon-en-Retz in country France

Arthon-en-Retz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	172 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	180 km	South
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	202 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais Breton, baie de Bourgneuf, le de Noirmoutier et fort de Monts	FR	6.8 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arthon-en-Retz

Type of weather in Arthon-en-Retz	few clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.7 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam