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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.6777,Lat: 48.7278
Elevation	272 meter above sea level
Local time	14:01:19pm
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Orne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Argentan
Name	Chanu

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Cornier-des-Landes	3.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Saint-Paul	3.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Larchamp	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Landisacq	3.9 km	NorthEast
5 La Chapelle-Biche	4 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	118 km	NorthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	158 km	NorthWest
3 Paris	France	220 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 50 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de la Dathée (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 332.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 465 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
L'ouest ornais et le Mortainais - Les reliefs complexes

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 225 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 52 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.2 km2

Agriculture

74.1 km2

94.3%

Urban area

1.3 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chanu in country France

Chanu 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	62 km	West
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	102 km	NorthEast
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	163 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Landes du Tertre Bizet et Fosse Arthour	FR	8.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chanu

Type of weather in Chanu	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.56 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam