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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.0458,Lat: 46.5582
Elevation	148 meter above sea level
Local time	14:23:37pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Vienne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Poitiers
Name	Benassay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lavausseau	2.3 km	East
2 La Chapelle-Montreuil	5.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Vasles	6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Les Forges	6.3 km	West
5 Latillé	7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	306 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	336 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	376 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 94 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vienne, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Verdon (2.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 80 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 381.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 535 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les contreforts de la Gâtine - Bocages

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 201 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (at a distance of 20 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.4 km2

8.1%

Agriculture

71.3 km2

90.9%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Benassay in country France

Benassay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	63 km	East
2 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	106 km	NorthEast
3 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	143 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ruisseau le Magot	FR	7.8 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vasles

Type of weather in Vasles	clear sky
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.07 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	56 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam