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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.6527,Lat: 45.7417
Elevation	22 meter above sea level
Local time	9:59:11am
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saintes
Name	Saintes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Gonds	4.3 km	SouthEast
2 Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux	5.1 km	NorthWest
3 Bussac-sur-Charente	5.2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Pessines	5.3 km	West
5 Fontcouverte	6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	400 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	401 km	North
3 Paris	France	412 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 29 km (direction SouthWest).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 69 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 279.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 392 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 16%, low location: 84%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Saintes - Villes principales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 102 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.9 km2

10%

Agriculture

52.5 km2

66.9%

Viticulture

0.2 km2

0.3%

Urban area

15.9 km2

20.2%

Infrastructure

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saintes in country France

Saintes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	44 km	WestSouthWest
2 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	101 km	South
3 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	102 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Charente moyenne et Seugnes	FR	1.2 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Saintes
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saintes

Type of weather in Saintes	clear sky
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.87 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam