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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.5203,Lat: 47.234
Elevation	15 meter above sea level
Local time	23:46:51pm
Population	288000 (5th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Loire-Atlantique
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nantes
Name	Nantes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire	3.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire	4 km	South
3 Carquefou	5 km	NorthEast
4 Basse-Goulaine	5.1 km	SouthEast
5 Rezé	6.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	224 km	North
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	259 km	North
3 Paris	France	337 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 38 km (direction WestNorthWest).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 Grand-Lieu (19.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 432 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 605 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 32%, low location: 68%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 275 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nantes Atlantique Airport (at a distance of 11 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.2 km2

1.6%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

12.4 km2

15.7%

Urban area

51.1 km2

65%

Infrastructure

1.8 km2

2.2%

Water - Lakes

5.9 km2

7.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nantes in country France

Nantes 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	156 km	North
2 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	169 km	East
3 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	185 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Loire de Nantes aux Ponts-de-C et ses annexes	FR	1.6 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire

Type of weather in Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire	clear sky
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam