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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.6849,Lat: 47.4195
Elevation	99 meter above sea level
Local time	3:19:08am
Name province/region	Centre-Val de Loire
Name Subregion	Indre-et-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Tours
Name	Tours

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
2 Mettray	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Notre-Dame-d'Oé	4.3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 La Membrolle-sur-Choisille	4.4 km	NorthWest
5 La Riche	4.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	200 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	288 km	NorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	329 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 185 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire main - Medium, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Retenue de Pincemaille (2.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 34.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 381.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 534 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Le val de Loire de Mosnes à Saint-Patrice -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 192 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (at a distance of 3.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.4 km2

5.6%

Agriculture

24.3 km2

31%

Viticulture

1.7 km2

2.2%

Urban area

38.7 km2

49.3%

Infrastructure

4.5 km2

5.8%

Rock-Sand

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

3.2 km2

4.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tours in country France

Tours at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	96 km	South
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	129 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
La Loire de Candes Saint Martin Mosnes	FR	2 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Tours

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Tours	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam