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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.928,Lat: 46.8353
Elevation	199 meter above sea level
Local time	11:50:01am
Name province/region	Centre-Val de Loire
Name Subregion	Cher
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Name	Sancoins

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Grossouvre	4.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 La Chapelle-Hugon	7.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Sagonne	7.9 km	WestNorthWest
4 Mornay-sur-Allier	8.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Augy-sur-Aubois	8.5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	229 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	344 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	389 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 315 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Javoulet (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.7 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 243.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 341 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 24%, hill: 76%, 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
Le canal de Berry - Les paysages de vallée

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 207 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.2 km2

20.7%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

58.1 km2

74%

Urban area

2.7 km2

3.5%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sancoins in country France

Sancoins at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bourges Cathedral	France	49 km	NorthWest
2 Vézelay, Church and Hill	France	94 km	NorthEast
3 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	117 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valles de la Loire et de l'Allier entre Cher et Nivre	FR	8.5 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sancoins

Type of weather in Sancoins	few clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.85 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam