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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.1281,Lat: 48.6229
Elevation	132 meter above sea level
Local time	9:52:15am
Name province/region	Île-de-France
Name Subregion	Essonne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Palaiseau
Name	Briis-sous-Forges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fontenay-lès-Briis	1.9 km	EastSouthEast
2 Vaugrigneuse	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Forges-les-Bains	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
4 Janvry	3 km	NorthEast
5 Courson-Monteloup	3.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	29 km	NorthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	295 km	NorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	311 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 159 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine main Medium, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Saint-Quentin (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 19.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 210 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 294 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 22 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.5 km2

28.6%

Agriculture

44.1 km2

56.1%

Urban area

7 km2

8.9%

Infrastructure

1.7 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Briis-sous-Forges in country France

Briis-sous-Forges at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Palace and Park of Versailles	France	20 km	North
2 Paris, Banks of the Seine	France	29 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Palace and Park of Fontainebleau	France	49 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif de Rambouillet et zones humides proches	FR	5.6 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Briis-sous-Forges

Type of weather in Briis-sous-Forges	few clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam