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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8457,Lat: 47.4699
Elevation	214 meter above sea level
Local time	12:35:57pm
Name province/region	Bourgogne
Name Subregion	Yonne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avallon
Name	Island

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pontaubert	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Tharoiseau	3.2 km	West
3 Menades	3.3 km	SouthWest
4 Domecy-sur-le-Vault	3.6 km	NorthWest
5 Vault-de-Lugny	4.8 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	192 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Bern	Switzerland	279 km	EastSouthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	291 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 339 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Yonne, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Réservoir du Crescent (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 199 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 279 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 18%, hill: 82%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le Morvan septentrional - BOCAGE HAUT ASSOCIE AUX BOIS

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 177 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.5 km2

37.6%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

46.5 km2

59.3%

Viticulture

0.2 km2

0.2%

Urban area

1.7 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Island in country France

Island at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vézelay, Church and Hill	France	7.4 km	West
2 Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay	France	45 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy	France	90 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Milieux humides, forts, pelouses et habitats Chauves-souris du Morvan	FR	2.6 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Avallon

Type of weather in Avallon	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam