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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.172,Lat: 45.6881
Elevation	7 meter above sea level
Local time	12:06:57pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rochefort
Name	Les Mathes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Augustin	6.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Arvert	7.2 km	NorthEast
3 Étaules	7.6 km	NorthEast
4 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer	8.3 km	SouthEast
5 Breuillet	9.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	398 km	North
2 Andorra	Andorra	415 km	SouthSouthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	432 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Les Mathes lies at the Bay of Biscay (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne coastal: Seudre, Charente, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Étang d'Hourtin (31.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 53.1 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 263.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 369 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 49%, low location: 51%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
La presqu'île d'Arvert - Zones littorales (marais et terres hautes)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 102 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24 km2

39.8%

Nature

9.2 km2

15.3%

Wet nature

8.2 km2

13.6%

Agriculture

8.8 km2

14.7%

Urban area

3.3 km2

5.4%

Rock-Sand

3.4 km2

5.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Mathes in country France

Les Mathes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	11 km	South
2 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	106 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	119 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Presqu'ile d'Arvert	FR	0.4 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Les Mathes

Type of weather in Les Mathes	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam