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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.4454,Lat: 48.6686
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	17:30:46pm
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Manche
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avranches
Name	Vains

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Genêts	3.2 km	NorthWest
2 Bacilly	3.5 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Courtils	5.3 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Marcey-les-Grèves	5.8 km	EastNorthEast
5 Céaux	5.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	77 km	NorthNorthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	118 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Paris	France	277 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Vains lies at the English Channel (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Le Grand Lac (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 342.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 480 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 28%, low location: 72%, 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
La baie du Mont Saint Michel - Les paysages ouverts sur de vastes estrans

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 281 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Wet nature

33.2 km2

45.1%

Agriculture

38.3 km2

52%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.6%

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vains in country France

Vains at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	6 km	WestSouthWest
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	146 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	214 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Baie du Mont Saint-Michel	FR	0.2 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Vains

Type of weather in Vains	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam