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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.7406,Lat: 46.3716
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	8:24:39am
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Vendée
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Fontenay-le-Comte
Name	Maillezais

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux	2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Liez	2.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bouillé-Courdault	4.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Saint-Sigismond	4.6 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Maillé	4.9 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	332 km	North
2 Paris	France	358 km	NorthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	369 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 30 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 Lac du Graon (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 52.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 345 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 483 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 89%, low location: 11%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 172 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

75.8 km2

96.4%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Maillezais in country France

Maillezais at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	93 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	125 km	East
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	158 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais poitevin	FR	0.2 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Maillezais

Type of weather in Maillezais	few clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam