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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.8711,Lat: 46.8405
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	16:58:58pm
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Vendée
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Name	Challans

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sallertaine	3.1 km	NorthWest
2 Soullans	3.8 km	SouthWest
3 La Garnache	6.5 km	NorthEast
4 Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron	8.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Froidfond	8.8 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	263 km	North
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	295 km	North
3 Paris	France	384 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 15 km (direction SouthWest).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 Jaunay (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.2 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 388 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 543 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 32%, low location: 68%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. 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 242 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nantes Atlantique Airport (at a distance of 40 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.2 km2

4.1%

Agriculture

57.2 km2

72.9%

Urban area

16.5 km2

21%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Challans in country France

Challans at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	150 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	202 km	NorthNorthEast
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	205 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais Breton, baie de Bourgneuf, le de Noirmoutier et fort de Monts	FR	2.3 km	West

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Challans

Type of weather in Challans	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.67 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam