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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.2847,Lat: 46.0125
Elevation	92 meter above sea level
Local time	3:55:46am
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Name	Contré

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Villemorin	1.4 km	SouthWest
2 Saint-Mandé-sur-Brédoire	2 km	NorthWest
3 Aulnay	5 km	WestNorthWest
4 Néré	5.7 km	SouthEast
5 Les Éduts	5.8 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	371 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	381 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Andorra	Andorra	416 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 59 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne coastal: Seudre, Charente, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Barrage du Mas Chaban (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 75.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 316.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 443 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La plaine du Nord de la Saintonge - Plaines de champs ouverts

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 136 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.4 km2

18.3%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

60.3 km2

76.7%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Contré in country France

Contré at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	84 km	WestSouthWest
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	108 km	EastNorthEast
3 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France	France	121 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif forestier de Chiz-Aulnay	FR	1.9 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aulnay

Type of weather in Aulnay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam