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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.1695,Lat: 48.7327
Elevation	149 meter above sea level
Local time	3:03:47am
Name province/region	Île-de-France
Name Subregion	Essonne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Palaiseau
Name	Saclay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vauhallan	2.7 km	East
2 Saint-Aubin	2.8 km	SouthWest
3 Villiers-le-Bâcle	3.4 km	West
4 Jouy-en-Josas	3.9 km	North
5 Les Loges-en-Josas	4 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	17 km	NorthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	283 km	NorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	304 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 155 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine main Medium, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Saint-Quentin (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 199.1 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 279 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 15 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.2 km2

20.6%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

29.2 km2

37.2%

Urban area

24.7 km2

31.4%

Infrastructure

1.8 km2

2.2%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saclay in country France

Saclay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Palace and Park of Versailles	France	8.9 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Paris, Banks of the Seine	France	17 km	NorthEast
3 Palace and Park of Fontainebleau	France	54 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massif de Rambouillet et zones humides proches	FR	4.4 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saclay

Type of weather in Saclay	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:13 Europe/Amsterdam