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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.5844,Lat: 49.2565
Elevation	58 meter above sea level
Local time	8:10:21am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Calvados
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Caen
Name	Rucqueville

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Martragny	1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Coulombs	1.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Saint-Gabriel-Brécy	2.6 km	NorthEast
4 Esquay-sur-Seulles	2.8 km	NorthWest
5 Le Manoir	3.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	112 km	West
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	143 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	216 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 9 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 Bassin Théophile Ducrocq (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 55.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 288 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 403 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Une campagne aux horizons courts et rongée par l'urbanisation : la campagne de Caen septentrionale -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 213 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 13 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

73.2 km2

93.2%

Urban area

3.6 km2

4.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rucqueville in country France

Rucqueville 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	57 km	EastNorthEast
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	97 km	SouthWest
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	177 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Anciennes carrires de la valle de la Mue	FR	9.1 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rucqueville

Type of weather in Rucqueville	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam