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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.9407,Lat: 48.6479
Elevation	279 meter above sea level
Local time	11:21:41am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Manche
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avranches
Name	Mortain

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Neufbourg	1.6 km	North
2 Romagny	1.7 km	SouthWest
3 Saint-Barthélemy	3.8 km	North
4 Bion	3.8 km	SouthEast
5 Saint-Jean-du-Corail	5 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	106 km	NorthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	147 km	NorthWest
3 Paris	France	240 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 30 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de la Dathée (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.6 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 352.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 493 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 41%, hill: 59%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
L'escarpement méridional du Bocage - Les longs escarpements rectilignes

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 244 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.8 km2

8.7%

Agriculture

69.3 km2

88.2%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mortain in country France

Mortain at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	42 km	West
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	121 km	NorthEast
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	181 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Anciennes mines de Barenton et de Bion	FR	3.5 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Mortain
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mortain

Type of weather in Mortain	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam