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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.8898,Lat: 48.8469
Elevation	136 meter above sea level
Local time	4:18:35am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Calvados
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vire
Name	Vire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vaudry	1.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Roullours	2.4 km	South
3 Coulonces	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Étouvy	5.2 km	North
5 Saint-Germain-de-Tallevende-la-Lande-Vaumont	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	98 km	WestNorthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	138 km	NorthWest
3 Paris	France	235 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 39 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de la Dathée (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.7 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 334.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 468 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 80%, hill: 20%, The hills are mainly northern 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
Le bassin de Vire dans son écrin de hauteurs boisées - Les bocages transparents

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 240 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 48 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

68.7 km2

87.5%

Urban area

8.7 km2

11%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vire in country France

Vire 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	51 km	WestSouthWest
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	102 km	NorthEast
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	181 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Combles de l'glise de Burcy	FR	6.7 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vire

Type of weather in Vire	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.11 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam