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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.0823,Lat: 45.9444
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	9:31:45am
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rochefort
Name	Port-des-Barques

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Saint-Froult	3.4 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Fouras	4.9 km	North
4 Moëze	5.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Soubise	6.1 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	371 km	North
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	406 km	North
3 Paris	France	412 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Port-des-Barques lies at the Bay of Biscay (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne coastal: Seudre, Charente, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Graon (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 68 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 293.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 410 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 81%, low location: 19%, The most common land use in the area is 0.

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

Name
La presqu'île de Moëze - Zones littorales (marais et terres hautes)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 128 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.1 km2

0.2%

Wet nature

33.1 km2

45.7%

Agriculture

31.9 km2

44%

Urban area

3.4 km2

4.7%

Water - Lakes

3.7 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Port-des-Barques in country France

Port-des-Barques at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	40 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	129 km	South
3 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	138 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Charente (basse valle)	FR	0.5 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Port-des-Barques

Type of weather in Port-des-Barques	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam