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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.9545,Lat: 45.8982
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	14:38:18pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rochefort
Name	Échillais

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Agnant	3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Beaugeay	4.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Trizay	4.8 km	EastSouthEast
4 Soubise	5.2 km	NorthWest
5 Saint-Hippolyte	5.4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	378 km	North
2 Paris	France	410 km	NorthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	414 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 9 km (direction WestNorthWest).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 Lac du Graon (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 76.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 290.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 406 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 62%, low location: 38%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La presqu'île de Moëze - Zones littorales (marais et terres hautes)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 120 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.1 km2

6.5%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

60 km2

76.4%

Urban area

8.9 km2

11.3%

Infrastructure

1.5 km2

1.9%

Water - Lakes

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Échillais in country France

Échillais at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	39 km	SouthWest
2 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	122 km	South
3 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	128 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Charente (basse valle)	FR	1.4 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Échillais

Type of weather in Échillais	light rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam