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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.3477,Lat: 46.587
Elevation	111 meter above sea level
Local time	19:46:44pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Vienne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Poitiers
Name	Poitiers

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Buxerolles	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Saint-Benoît	2.9 km	South
3 Biard	3.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Migné-Auxances	5.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Vouneuil-sous-Biard	5.4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	292 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	345 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	385 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 117 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vienne, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de la Mer Rouge (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 62.7 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 392.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 549 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Poitiers - Chatellerault - Villes principales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 212 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (at a distance of 3.1 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.8 km2

4.8%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

29.6 km2

37.7%

Urban area

38 km2

48.4%

Infrastructure

3.3 km2

4.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Poitiers in country France

Poitiers 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	40 km	East
2 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	94 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France	France	159 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaines du Mirebalais et du Neuvillois	FR	6.1 km	North

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Poitiers

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Poitiers	moderate rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam