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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.6514,Lat: 49.2439
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	5:48:19am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Manche
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Coutances
Name	Bretteville-sur-Ay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Germain-sur-Ay	1.6 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Glatigny	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Saint-Rémy-des-Landes	6.5 km	North
4 Denneville	7.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Angoville-sur-Ay	7.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	34 km	West
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	68 km	WestNorthWest
3 London	England	256 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Bretteville-sur-Ay lies at the English Channel (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Gast (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 65.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 276.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 387 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 56%, low location: 44%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Longues plages et havres - Les paysages littoraux de plages

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 236 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Jersey Airport (at a distance of 40 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

4 km2

7.2%

Wet nature

18.8 km2

34.2%

Agriculture

27.7 km2

50.3%

Urban area

2 km2

3.6%

Rock-Sand

2.6 km2

4.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bretteville-sur-Ay in country France

Bretteville-sur-Ay 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	69 km	South
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	130 km	East
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	189 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Littoral ouest du Cotentin de Saint-Germain-sur-Ay au Rozel	FR	0.1 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bretteville-sur-Ay

Type of weather in Bretteville-sur-Ay	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.98 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam