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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.1424,Lat: 45.7074
Elevation	43 meter above sea level
Local time	5:11:29am
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Angoulême
Name	Balzac

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vindelle	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Champniers	3.3 km	East
3 Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente	4.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Gond-Pontouvre	4.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Fléac	5.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	373 km	South
2 Paris	France	386 km	NorthNorthEast
3 St Helier	Jersey	425 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 77 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne coastal: Seudre, Charente, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Barrage du Mas Chaban (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 40.2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 296.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 415 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le val d'Angoumois - Vallées principales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 118 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.7 km2

8.5%

Agriculture

53.7 km2

68.3%

Viticulture

2.4 km2

Urban area

15.2 km2

19.4%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balzac in country France

Balzac at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France	France	74 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	93 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	103 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Charente en amont d'Angoulme	FR	0.8 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balzac

Type of weather in Balzac	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	14 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam