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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.6872,Lat: 46.2991
Elevation	10 meter above sea level
Local time	15:11:56pm
Name province/region (Région)	Poitou-Charentes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Deux-Sèvres
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Niort
Name	Arçais

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Georges-de-Rex	3.7 km	SouthEast
2 Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud	4 km	SouthWest
3 Le Vanneau-Irleau	4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Le Mazeau	4.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Damvix	4.3 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	341 km	North
2 Paris	France	362 km	NorthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	378 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 33 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire coastal: Sevre niortaise, Lay, Sallertaine, Falleron, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Graon (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 58.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 338.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 474 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 76%, low location: 24%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La plaine du Nord de la Saintonge - Plaines de champs ouverts

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 163 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.7 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

73.8 km2

94%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Arçais in country France

Arçais at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	88 km	SouthWest
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	123 km	East
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	161 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais poitevin	FR	0.2 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud

Type of weather in Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.64 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 25 November 2024:	9 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	08:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:21 Europe/Amsterdam