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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.7997,Lat: 46.3915
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	4:29:34am
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Vendée
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Fontenay-le-Comte
Name	Doix

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montreuil	3.8 km	West
2 Fontaines	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux	5 km	East
4 Maillezais	5.1 km	SouthEast
5 Vix	5.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	328 km	North
2 Paris	France	359 km	NorthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	365 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 26 km (direction WestSouthWest).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 Graon (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 47.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 346.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 485 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 75%, low location: 25%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. 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 174 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

73.1 km2

93.1%

Urban area

3.6 km2

4.6%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Doix in country France

Doix at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	94 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	129 km	East
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	160 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais poitevin	FR	0.3 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Maillezais

Type of weather in Maillezais	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam