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Fontenay-près-Vézelay

General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.7587,Lat: 47.418
Elevation	203 meter above sea level
Local time	3:54:14am
Name province/region	Bourgogne
Name Subregion	Yonne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avallon
Name	Fontenay-près-Vézelay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Foissy-lès-Vézelay	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Saint-Aubin-des-Chaumes	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Pierre-Perthuis	3.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Saint-Père	4.7 km	North
5 Domecy-sur-Cure	5 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	193 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Bern	Switzerland	284 km	EastSouthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	299 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 338 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Yonne, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Réservoir du Crescent (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 202.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 283 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 21%, hill: 79%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La Basse Bourgogne boisée - PLATEAUX FORESTIERS
Le Morvan septentrional - BOCAGE HAUT ASSOCIE AUX BOIS

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 178 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.8 km2

30.3%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

52.5 km2

66.8%

Viticulture

0.4 km2

0.5%

Urban area

1 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontenay-près-Vézelay in country France

Fontenay-près-Vézelay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vézelay, Church and Hill	France	5.4 km	North
2 Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay	France	53 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	93 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Milieux humides, forts, pelouses et habitats Chauves-souris du Morvan	FR	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Clamecy

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Clamecy	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam