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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.0789,Lat: 48.8586
Elevation	93 meter above sea level
Local time	12:02:03pm
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Calvados
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Caen
Name	Fourches

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vignats	1.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Merri	3 km	SouthEast
3 Crocy	3 km	NorthEast
4 Pertheville-Ners	3.1 km	NorthWest
5 Beaumais	4 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	154 km	WestNorthWest
2 Paris	France	175 km	East
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	191 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 48 km (direction North).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 63.6 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 291.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 409 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 95%, hill: 5%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La campagne de Trun, sous l'écrin des forêts et du bocage -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 181 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 44 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11 km2

14%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

64 km2

81.5%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fourches in country France

Fourches 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	72 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	108 km	West
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	124 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haute valle de l'Orne et affluents	FR	5.5 km	South

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vignats

Type of weather in Vignats	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam