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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.8547,Lat: 46.4323
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	20:10:54pm
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Vendée
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Fontenay-le-Comte
Name	Chaix

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Auzay	1.5 km	NorthWest
2 Fontaines	2.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Longèves	4.2 km	North
4 Le Poiré-sur-Velluire	4.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Velluire	4.4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	323 km	North
2 Paris	France	359 km	NorthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	359 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 25 km (direction WestSouthWest).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 Graon (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 41.7 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 349.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 490 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 38%, low location: 62%, The hills are mainly southern 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 179 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

67.1 km2

85.4%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.3%

Urban area

9 km2

11.4%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chaix in country France

Chaix at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	97 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	133 km	East
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	160 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais poitevin	FR	0.2 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fontenay-le-Comte

Type of weather in Fontenay-le-Comte	few clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.87 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam