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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.1005,Lat: 46.9783
Elevation	109 meter above sea level
Local time	16:53:08pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Vienne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Châtellerault
Name	Chalais

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mouterre-Silly	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Loudun	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Angliers	3.8 km	South
4 La Roche-Rigault	6.3 km	East
5 Basses	6.7 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	266 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	298 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	339 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 120 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Retenue de Pincemaille (2.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 54.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 427.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 599 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern 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
La région du tuffeau - Plaines vallonnées et/ou boisées

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 247 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (at a distance of 46 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.5 km2

10.9%

Agriculture

63.7 km2

81.1%

Urban area

6.4 km2

8.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chalais in country France

Chalais at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	65 km	NorthEast
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	75 km	SouthEast
3 Bourges Cathedral	France	175 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaines du Mirebalais et du Neuvillois	FR	9.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Loudun

Type of weather in Loudun	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam