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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.5012,Lat: 46.2987
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	19:52:18pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Deux-Sèvres
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Niort
Name	Bessines

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Symphorien	3.8 km	South
2 Magné	4.2 km	NorthWest
3 Niort	4.4 km	EastNorthEast
4 Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan	5.8 km	SouthWest
5 Aiffres	6.3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	345 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Paris	France	354 km	NorthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	383 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 km (direction West).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 du Graon (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 72.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 342.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 479 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 36%, low location: 64%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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
La bande bocagère de la plaine de Niort - Bocages

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 164 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.6 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

55.9 km2

71.2%

Urban area

18.1 km2

23.1%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bessines in country France

Bessines at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	95 km	SouthWest
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	109 km	East
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	153 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais poitevin	FR	0.5 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bessines

Type of weather in Bessines	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.8 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam