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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.0318,Lat: 46.5404
Elevation	185 meter above sea level
Local time	21:30:19pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Deux-Sèvres
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Parthenay
Name	Les Forges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vasles	4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Ménigoute	5.3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Sanxay	5.3 km	South
4 Benassay	6.3 km	East
5 Coutières	7.6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	311 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	335 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	375 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 87 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vienne, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Verdon (2.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 76.8 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 378.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 529 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La Gâtine de Parthenay - Bocages

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 197 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (at a distance of 26 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.1 km2

Agriculture

68.8 km2

87.7%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Forges in country France

Les Forges 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	69 km	East
2 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	110 km	NorthEast
3 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	138 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ruisseau le Magot	FR	6.1 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vasles

Type of weather in Vasles	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.43 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam