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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.021,Lat: 46.8804
Elevation	59 meter above sea level
Local time	21:09:25pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Vienne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Châtellerault
Name	Moncontour

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Marnes	2.6 km	South
2 Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes	2.6 km	WestNorthWest
3 Brie	4.8 km	North
4 Irais	5.4 km	West
5 Saint-Clair	6.5 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	280 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	302 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	343 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 106 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire main - Lower, 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 59 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 414.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 580 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les plaines de Neuville, Moncontour et Thouars - Plaines de champs ouverts

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 234 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (at a distance of 41 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.1 km2

10.3%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

67.6 km2

86.1%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Moncontour in country France

Moncontour 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	77 km	SouthEast
2 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	79 km	NorthEast
3 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	169 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaines du Mirebalais et du Neuvillois	FR	0.1 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Moncontour

Type of weather in Moncontour	light rain
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:13 Europe/Amsterdam