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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.24,Lat: 47.2199
Elevation	90 meter above sea level
Local time	10:09:09am
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Maine-et-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saumur
Name	Forges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Meigné	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Montfort	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Doué-la-Fontaine	3.9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Dénezé-sous-Doué	4 km	NorthWest
5 Les Ulmes	4.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	261 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Paris	France	263 km	NorthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	302 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 121 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Maine (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 36.9 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 444.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 623 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
La plaine céréalière du Douessin - Le Saumurois

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 257 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Angers-Loire Airport (at a distance of 38 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.8 km2

16.3%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

55.8 km2

71%

Viticulture

3.4 km2

4.3%

Urban area

6 km2

7.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forges in country France

Forges at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	74 km	East
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	112 km	SouthEast
3 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	184 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
La cave Billard (Puy Notre Dame)	FR	11 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Doué-la-Fontaine

Type of weather in Doué-la-Fontaine	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam