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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.7212,Lat: 45.4612
Elevation	34 meter above sea level
Local time	0:11:09am
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Jonzac
Name	Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lorignac	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Saint-Dizant-du-Gua	3.5 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Brie-sous-Mortagne	4.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Boutenac-Touvent	5.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Mortagne-sur-Gironde	6 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	375 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	430 km	North
3 Paris	France	441 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction WestSouthWest).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 Étang d'Hourtin (31.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 41.1 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 248.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 348 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 22%, low location: 78%, 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
Les coteaux de la Gironde - Terres viticoles

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 70 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.3 km2

15.7%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Wet nature

2.2 km2

2.8%

Agriculture

46.8 km2

59.5%

Viticulture

16.4 km2

20.8%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde in country France

Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	38 km	WestNorthWest
2 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	70 km	South
3 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	77 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Estuaire de la Gironde : marais de la rive nord	FR	0.6 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Charente-Maritime

Type of weather in Charente-Maritime	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:11 Europe/Amsterdam