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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.202,Lat: 49.2799
Elevation	5 meter above sea level
Local time	21:15:57pm
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Calvados
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Caen
Name	Merville-Franceville-Plage

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gonneville-en-Auge	2.7 km	South
2 Varaville	2.8 km	East
3 Sallenelles	2.9 km	SouthWest
4 Bréville-les-Monts	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Amfreville	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	139 km	West
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	171 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	190 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Merville-Franceville-Plage lies at the English Channel (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Bassin Théophile Ducrocq (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 31.2 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 265 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 371 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 60%, low location: 40%, 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
Un littoral urbanisé : la côte de Nacre - Les paysages littoraux de plages

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 199 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 22 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.7 km2

1.3%

Nature

0.7 km2

1.2%

Wet nature

11.2 km2

19.6%

Agriculture

30.1 km2

53%

Urban area

9 km2

15.9%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.6%

Rock-Sand

1.3 km2

2.2%

Water - Lakes

2.2 km2

3.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merville-Franceville-Plage in country France

Merville-Franceville-Plage at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	33 km	NorthEast
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	119 km	WestSouthWest
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	155 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Estuaire de l'Orne	FR	0.5 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merville-Franceville-Plage

Type of weather in Merville-Franceville-Plage	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.73 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam