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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.5808,Lat: 49.1702
Elevation	91 meter above sea level
Local time	6:07:01am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Calvados
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Caen
Name	Fontenay-le-Pesnel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tilly-sur-Seulles	2.5 km	NorthWest
2 Cristot	2.7 km	North
3 Vendes	2.8 km	SouthWest
4 Le Mesnil-Patry	3.7 km	NorthEast
5 Cheux	4 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	112 km	West
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	146 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	214 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 19 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de la Dathée (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 48 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 293.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 411 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Une campagne aux horizons courts et rongée par l'urbanisation : la campagne de Caen septentrionale -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 222 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 9.5 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

74.4 km2

94.7%

Urban area

3.2 km2

4.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontenay-le-Pesnel in country France

Fontenay-le-Pesnel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	61 km	EastNorthEast
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	90 km	WestSouthWest
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	172 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Combles de l'glise d'Amay-sur-Orne	FR	14 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fontenay-le-Pesnel

Type of weather in Fontenay-le-Pesnel	clear sky
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam