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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.2471,Lat: 48.9711
Elevation	158 meter above sea level
Local time	18:47:59pm
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Calvados
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Caen
Name	Potigny

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Soumont-Saint-Quentin	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Bons-Tassilly	1.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Fontaine-le-Pin	2.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Soulangy	3.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Ussy	4 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	139 km	WestNorthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	175 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	188 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 35 km (direction North).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 54 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 291 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 407 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Une campagne aux vastes perpectives : la campagne de Caen méridionale -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 195 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 27 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.2 km2

5.3%

Agriculture

69.7 km2

88.8%

Urban area

4.6 km2

5.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Potigny in country France

Potigny at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	63 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	100 km	WestSouthWest
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	140 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Anciennes carrires souterraines de Saint-Pierre-Canivet et d'Aubigny	FR	5.3 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Potigny

Type of weather in Potigny	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:13 Europe/Amsterdam