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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.3713,Lat: 46.1065
Elevation	356 meter above sea level
Local time	18:28:07pm
Name province/region	Limousin
Name Subregion	Haute-Vienne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bellac
Name	Bessines-sur-Gartempe

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bersac-sur-Rivalier	5.3 km	SouthEast
2 Folles	6.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Fromental	6.2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Saint-Amand-Magnazeix	7.7 km	North
5 Châteauponsac	8.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	313 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Andorra	Andorra	400 km	South
3 St Helier	Jersey	433 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 182 km (direction WestSouthWest).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 de Saint-Pardoux (3.4 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 354.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 496 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 95%, low mountains: 5%, 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
Massif Central
Les monts d'Ambazac et de Saint-Goussaud - Les paysages de la montagne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 216 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Limoges Airport (at a distance of 31 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.4 km2

33.6%

Nature

1.5 km2

1.9%

Agriculture

46.5 km2

59.1%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bessines-sur-Gartempe in country France

Bessines-sur-Gartempe 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	64 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France	France	114 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley	France	118 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Gartempe sur l'ensemble de son cours et affluents	FR	0.9 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bessines-sur-Gartempe

Type of weather in Bessines-sur-Gartempe	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam