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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.1865,Lat: 46.1566
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	23:18:57pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	La Rochelle
Name	La Rochelle

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 L'Houmeau	3.9 km	North
2 Lagord	3.9 km	NorthEast
3 Nieul-sur-Mer	5.7 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Aytré	5.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Puilboreau	6.4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	346 km	North
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	381 km	North
3 Paris	France	398 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

La Rochelle lies at the Bay of Biscay (direction South).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 Graon (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 43 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 315 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 441 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 51%, low location: 49%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
La Rochelle - Villes principales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 152 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport (at a distance of 2.6 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.2 km2

2.4%

Wet nature

6.2 km2

13.1%

Agriculture

9.9 km2

20.9%

Urban area

24.6 km2

51.7%

Infrastructure

4.1 km2

8.6%

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Rochelle in country France

La Rochelle at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	63 km	South
2 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	154 km	South
3 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	162 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pertuis Charentais	FR	0.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Rochelle

Type of weather in La Rochelle	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam