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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.2693,Lat: 49.5931
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	8:53:47am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Manche
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Cherbourg
Name	Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Quettehou	2.4 km	West
2 Morsalines	3.3 km	WestSouthWest
3 Réville	3.4 km	NorthEast
4 Anneville-en-Saire	5 km	North
5 Valcanville	6 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	75 km	WestSouthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	93 km	West
3 London	England	209 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue lies at the English Channel (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Gast (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 89.3 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 248.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 348 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 55%, low location: 45%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La côte du Val de Saire - Les côtes plates

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 189 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (at a distance of 16 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

3.8%

Nature

1.3 km2

2.5%

Wet nature

14.3 km2

26.3%

Agriculture

31.9 km2

58.6%

Urban area

3.9 km2

7.1%

Rock-Sand

0.6 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue in country France

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue 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	100 km	EastSouthEast
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	108 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	175 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Tatihou - Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue	FR	0.2 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

Type of weather in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam