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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.3498,Lat: 48.7012
Elevation	215 meter above sea level
Local time	22:36:58pm
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Orne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Argentan
Name	Pointel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Briouze	1.3 km	West
2 Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze	1.9 km	East
3 Saint-André-de-Briouze	3.9 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Le Ménil-de-Briouze	4.5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Faverolles	5.4 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	141 km	WestNorthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	180 km	NorthWest
3 Paris	France	196 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 65 km (direction NorthNorthEast).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 45.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 318.1 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 445 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 100%, 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
Le Houlme occidental - Les bocages transparents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 201 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 53 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.3%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

76 km2

96.8%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pointel in country France

Pointel 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	86 km	West
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	94 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	138 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais du Grand Haz	FR	1.9 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Pointel
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Briouze

Type of weather in Briouze	light rain
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam