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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.1536,Lat: 48.6206
Elevation	106 meter above sea level
Local time	7:54:14am
Name province/region	Île-de-France
Name Subregion	Essonne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Palaiseau
Name	Fontenay-lès-Briis

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Briis-sous-Forges	1.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Janvry	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Courson-Monteloup	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Vaugrigneuse	3.2 km	SouthWest
5 Bruyères-le-Châtel	4.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	29 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	294 km	NorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	310 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 161 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine main Medium, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Saint-Quentin (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 208.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 292 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 20 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.2 km2

34.6%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

39.2 km2

49.9%

Urban area

7.4 km2

9.4%

Infrastructure

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontenay-lès-Briis in country France

Fontenay-lès-Briis at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Palace and Park of Versailles	France	21 km	North
2 Paris, Banks of the Seine	France	28 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Palace and Park of Fontainebleau	France	47 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif de Rambouillet et zones humides proches	FR	7.3 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fontenay-lès-Briis

Type of weather in Fontenay-lès-Briis	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam