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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -3.6947,Lat: 47.8431
Elevation	45 meter above sea level
Local time	2:49:49am
Name province/region	Bretagne
Name Subregion	Finistère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Quimper
Name	Riec-sur-Bélon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pont-Aven	4.2 km	WestNorthWest
2 Moëlan-sur-Mer	5.1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Névez	6.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Baye	6.9 km	East
5 Le Trévoux	7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	190 km	NorthEast
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	198 km	NorthEast
3 Cardiff	Wales	409 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Riec-sur-Bélon lies at the Bay of Biscay (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire coastal: Brivet, Blavet, Scorff, Laita, Odet, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étangs du Ter (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 24.1 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 429.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 601 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
De Bannalec à Moëlan-sur-Mer, de Pont-Aven à Querrien -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 407 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport (at a distance of 21 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.8 km2

16.3%

Nature

2.1 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

54.6 km2

69.5%

Urban area

5.7 km2

7.2%

Water - Lakes

3 km2

3.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riec-sur-Bélon in country France

Riec-sur-Bélon 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	184 km	EastNorthEast
2 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	284 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	317 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dunes et ctes de Trvignon	FR	7.7 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Riec-sur-Bélon

Type of weather in Riec-sur-Bélon	clear sky
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:24 Europe/Amsterdam