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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.8894,Lat: 46.6715
Elevation	10 meter above sea level
Local time	18:51:15pm
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Vendée
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Name	Givrand

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie	3.6 km	NorthWest
2 Bretignolles-sur-Mer	4.4 km	South
3 L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie	4.8 km	EastSouthEast
4 Le Fenouiller	5 km	North
5 Saint-Révérend	5.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	282 km	North
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	314 km	North
3 Paris	France	397 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire coastal: Sevre niortaise, Lay, Sallertaine, Falleron, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Jaunay (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 369.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 517 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 29%, low location: 71%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 225 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Île d'Yeu Airport (at a distance of 39 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Nature

3 km2

4.7%

Wet nature

2.6 km2

4.1%

Agriculture

44.1 km2

69.9%

Urban area

11.5 km2

18.2%

Rock-Sand

1 km2

1.6%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Givrand in country France

Givrand at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	133 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	211 km	East
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	212 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dunes de la Sauzaie et marais du Jaunay	FR	0.3 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Givrand

Type of weather in Givrand	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:19 Europe/Amsterdam