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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.6482,Lat: 46.6883
Elevation	137 meter above sea level
Local time	9:44:20am
Name province/region	Centre-Val de Loire
Name Subregion	Indre
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Châteauroux
Name	Velles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Arthon	3.9 km	East
2 Luant	6.6 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Mosnay	7.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Tendu	8.4 km	WestSouthWest
5 Bouesse	8.5 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	246 km	NorthNorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	397 km	NorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	439 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 216 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vienne, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étang Gaby (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 336.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 471 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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 queue de Brenne - Brenne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 233 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16 km2

20.3%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

59.9 km2

76.2%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Velles in country France

Velles at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	61 km	West
2 Bourges Cathedral	France	72 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	107 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Brenne	FR	8.9 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arthon

Type of weather in Arthon	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.07 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam