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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.3646,Lat: 48.688
Elevation	68 meter above sea level
Local time	8:03:11am
Name province/region (Région)	Basse-Normandie
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Manche
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avranches
Name	Avranches

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Marcey-les-Grèves	1.5 km	NorthWest
2 Saint-Martin-des-Champs	2 km	SouthEast
3 Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
4 Le Val-Saint-Père	2.3 km	South
5 Ponts	2.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	79 km	NorthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	121 km	NorthWest
3 Paris	France	271 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Avranches 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 15.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 342 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 479 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 13%, low location: 87%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
L'escarpement méridional du Bocage - Les longs escarpements rectilignes

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 275 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.7%

Wet nature

4 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

65.7 km2

84.8%

Urban area

6.5 km2

8.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Avranches in country France

Avranches 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	12 km	WestSouthWest
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	140 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	211 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Baie du Mont Saint Michel	FR	0.8 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Avranches

Type of weather in Avranches	heavy snow
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	8 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	08:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:18 Europe/Amsterdam