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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.9197,Lat: 46.0846
Elevation	27 meter above sea level
Local time	10:27:15am
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rochefort
Name	Le Thou

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Forges	2.8 km	NorthEast
2 Ciré-d'Aunis	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Ardillières	3.4 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis	3.6 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Ballon	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	359 km	North
2 Paris	France	392 km	NorthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	395 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 12 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 Graon (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 60.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 310.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 435 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La plaine d'Aunis - Plaines de champs ouverts

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 141 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.2 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

73.1 km2

93.1%

Urban area

3.9 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Le Thou in country France

Le Thou at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	59 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	141 km	South
3 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	145 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Anse de Fouras, baie d'Yves, marais de Rochefort	FR	3.4 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Le Thou

Type of weather in Le Thou	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam