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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.2435,Lat: 49.3031
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	17:35:11pm
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Manche
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Lô
Name	Carentan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Hilaire-Petitville	1 km	East
2 Saint-Pellerin	3.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Méautis	3.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Auvers	4.2 km	West
5 Saint-Côme-du-Mont	4.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	64 km	West
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	95 km	WestNorthWest
3 London	England	239 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 8 km (direction NorthEast).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 57.3 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 279.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 391 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 53%, low location: 47%, The hills are mainly northern 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
Les marais du Cotentin et du Bessin -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 219 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (at a distance of 42 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

4.9 km2

6.2%

Agriculture

68.6 km2

87.3%

Urban area

4.7 km2

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Carentan in country France

Carentan 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	77 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	100 km	East
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	200 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin - Baie des Veys	FR	0.3 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Carentan

Type of weather in Carentan	broken clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 48 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam