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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.023,Lat: 46.7728
Elevation	97 meter above sea level
Local time	12:17:45pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Vienne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Châtellerault
Name	Craon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Doux	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 La Grimaudière	4 km	North
3 Massognes	4.4 km	SouthEast
4 Mazeuil	5.1 km	EastNorthEast
5 Cuhon	6 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	288 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	314 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	355 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 102 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 Lac de Verdon (2.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 66 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 404.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 566 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les plaines de Neuville, Moncontour et Thouars - Plaines de champs ouverts

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 223 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (at a distance of 30 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.5 km2

0.6%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

75 km2

95.5%

Viticulture

1.4 km2

1.8%

Urban area

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Craon in country France

Craon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	69 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	86 km	NorthEast
3 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	161 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaines du Mirebalais et du Neuvillois	FR	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Thénezay

Type of weather in Thénezay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam