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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4626,Lat: 48.8813
Elevation	254 meter above sea level
Local time	8:56:40am
Name province/region	Lorraine
Name Subregion	Moselle
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Château-Salins
Name	Fonteny

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Viviers	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Laneuveville-en-Saulnois	2.5 km	SouthWest
3 Oron	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Donjeux	4.4 km	West
5 Prévocourt	4.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	85 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Bern	Switzerland	227 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Brussel	Belgium	266 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 317 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Moselle, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Mutche (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-German border with a straight distance of 37.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 52 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La plaine de la Seille et de la Nied - Les régions paysagères des plaines argileuses et humides, riches en étangs

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 85 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (at a distance of 19 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.6 km2

26.2%

Nature

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

55.3 km2

70.4%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fonteny in country France

Fonteny at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy	France	29 km	SouthWest
2 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	49 km	NorthEast
3 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	85 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cte de Delme et anciennes carrires de Tincry	FR	4.2 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Fonteny
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Château-Salins

Type of weather in Château-Salins	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam