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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.3116,Lat: 49.4896
Elevation	10 meter above sea level
Local time	4:24:10am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Manche
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Cherbourg
Name	Fontenay-sur-Mer

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Quinéville	2.8 km	NorthEast
2 Saint-Marcouf	3.3 km	East
3 Azeville	3.4 km	South
4 Saint-Floxel	4.7 km	West
5 Ravenoville	5 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	67 km	WestSouthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	89 km	West
3 London	England	221 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Gast (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 78.7 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 258.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 361 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 24%, low location: 76%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le Plain : haies rabaissées et damier - Les bocages à grandes mailles et silhouettes arbustives

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 201 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (at a distance of 21 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

5.3 km2

7.2%

Agriculture

65.5 km2

88.2%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.9%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Rock-Sand

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontenay-sur-Mer in country France

Fontenay-sur-Mer at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	96 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	103 km	East
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	181 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin - Baie des Veys	FR	0.9 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lestre

Type of weather in Lestre	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam