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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.1115,Lat: 46.0019
Elevation	129 meter above sea level
Local time	9:11:45am
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Confolens
Name	Raix

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Courcôme	2.4 km	SouthEast
2 Villefagnan	2.7 km	NorthWest
3 La Faye	2.9 km	EastNorthEast
4 Tuzie	4.6 km	SouthEast
5 Villiers-le-Roux	5.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	357 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	394 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Andorra	Andorra	405 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 90 km (direction West).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 Barrage du Mas Chaban (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 46.1 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 325.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 456 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 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
La plaine de Niort - Plaines de champs ouverts

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 145 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.2 km2

6.7%

Agriculture

71.1 km2

90.5%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Raix in country France

Raix 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	85 km	NorthEast
2 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France	France	103 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	110 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaine de Villefagnan	FR	0.1 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Villefagnan

Type of weather in Villefagnan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam