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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.1609,Lat: 46.3196
Elevation	177 meter above sea level
Local time	9:38:59am
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Deux-Sèvres
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Niort
Name	La Couarde

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Souvigné	1.2 km	North
2 Beaussais-Vitré	3.1 km	South
3 Prailles	3.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 La Mothe-Saint-Héray	5.5 km	NorthEast
5 Sepvret	6.5 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	337 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	353 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	392 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 73 km (direction West).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 Barrage du Mas Chaban (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 83.7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 351.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 493 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
Les terres rouges ? secteur bocager - Bocages

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 171 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.5 km2

12.1%

Nature

1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

66.1 km2

84.2%

Urban area

1.6 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Couarde in country France

La Couarde at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	83 km	EastNorthEast
2 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	113 km	SouthWest
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	137 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaine de La Mothe-Saint-Hray-Lezay	FR	6.5 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Mothe-Saint-Héray

Type of weather in La Mothe-Saint-Héray	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:11 Europe/Amsterdam