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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.8227,Lat: 46.4221
Elevation	5 meter above sea level
Local time	2:37:55am
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Vendée
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Fontenay-le-Comte
Name	Fontaines

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chaix	2.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 Doix	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Montreuil	4.1 km	SouthWest
4 Auzay	4.2 km	NorthWest
5 Fontenay-le-Comte	4.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	324 km	North
2 Paris	France	358 km	NorthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	361 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 27 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 44.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 349.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 489 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 48%, low location: 52%, 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 177 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

66 km2

84%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.3%

Urban area

9.6 km2

12.3%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontaines in country France

Fontaines at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	97 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	131 km	East
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	159 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais poitevin	FR	0.1 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fontenay-le-Comte

Type of weather in Fontenay-le-Comte	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam