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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.4364,Lat: 49.189
Elevation	52 meter above sea level
Local time	15:31:29pm
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Calvados
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Caen
Name	Carpiquet

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Authie	2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe	2.4 km	EastNorthEast
3 Bretteville-sur-Odon	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Rots	3.3 km	NorthWest
5 Saint-Contest	3.4 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	122 km	West
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	155 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	204 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 15 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 Bassin Théophile Ducrocq (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 50.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 284.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 398 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 96%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Caen -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 213 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 2 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

50.2 km2

63.9%

Urban area

24.4 km2

31.1%

Infrastructure

3.2 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Carpiquet in country France

Carpiquet 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	52 km	EastNorthEast
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	100 km	WestSouthWest
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	164 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Anciennes carrires de la valle de la Mue	FR	8.6 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Carpiquet

Type of weather in Carpiquet	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	51 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam