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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.8787,Lat: 46.6327
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	19:11:17pm
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Vendée
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Name	Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Givrand	4.4 km	North
2 Brem-sur-Mer	4.7 km	SouthEast
3 Landevieille	5.4 km	East
4 L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie	5.6 km	NorthEast
5 La Chaize-Giraud	5.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	286 km	North
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	318 km	North
3 Paris	France	399 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Bretignolles-sur-Mer lies at the Bay of Biscay (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 du Jaunay (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 364.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 511 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 37%, low location: 63%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 221 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.8 km2

1.8%

Nature

2.9 km2

6.2%

Wet nature

3.1 km2

6.7%

Agriculture

29.8 km2

63.8%

Urban area

8.7 km2

18.7%

Rock-Sand

0.9 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bretignolles-sur-Mer in country France

Bretignolles-sur-Mer at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	129 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	210 km	East
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	213 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Secteur marin de l'le d'Yeu jusqu'au continent	FR	0.6 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Type of weather in Bretignolles-sur-Mer	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:24 Europe/Amsterdam