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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.8401,Lat: 49.2708
Elevation	58 meter above sea level
Local time	1:35:55am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Calvados
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bayeux
Name	Blay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Crouay	1.8 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Le Breuil-en-Bessin	2.9 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Saon	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Le Molay-Littry	3.9 km	SouthWest
5 Mosles	4.5 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	93 km	West
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	125 km	WestNorthWest
3 London	England	234 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 10 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de la Dathée (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 51.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 294.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 412 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le Bessin : hautes haies et damier - Les bocages à grandes mailles et silhouettes arbustives

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 214 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 30 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

75.7 km2

96.4%

Urban area

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Blay in country France

Blay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	73 km	EastNorthEast
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	86 km	SouthWest
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	194 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Basses Valles du Cotentin et Baie des Veys	FR	4.5 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Blay

Type of weather in Blay	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam