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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.8987,Lat: 49.3366
Elevation	38 meter above sea level
Local time	3:29:40am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Calvados
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bayeux
Name	Formigny

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Surrain	2.8 km	EastSouthEast
2 Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer	3 km	NorthEast
3 Trévières	3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Écrammeville	3.5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Mandeville-en-Bessin	3.8 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	90 km	West
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	120 km	WestNorthWest
3 London	England	228 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de la Dathée (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 58.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 285.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 400 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 13%, low location: 87%, 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
Le Bessin : hautes haies 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 208 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 37 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.8%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Wet nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

71.1 km2

92.1%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.3%

Rock-Sand

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Formigny in country France

Formigny at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	75 km	East
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	90 km	SouthWest
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	201 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Basses Valles du Cotentin et Baie des Veys	FR	1.9 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Louvières

Type of weather in Louvières	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam