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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.3172,Lat: 47.5935
Elevation	101 meter above sea level
Local time	2:44:31am
Name province/region (Région)	Centre-Val de Loire
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Loir-et-Cher
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Blois
Name	Blois

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Villebarou	3.4 km	North
2 La Chaussée-Saint-Victor	3.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Saint-Sulpice-de-Pommeray	4 km	WestNorthWest
4 Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt	4.4 km	SouthEast
5 Vineuil	4.8 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	158 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	311 km	NorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	352 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 216 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Bièvre (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 42 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 336.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 471 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 148 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (at a distance of 48 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.6 km2

16%

Nature

2 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

30.7 km2

39%

Urban area

27.7 km2

35.3%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

2.6 km2

3.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Blois in country France

Blois at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	51 km	WestSouthWest
2 Chartres Cathedral	France	96 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Bourges Cathedral	France	100 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Loire de Mosnes Tavers	FR	1.6 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Blois

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Blois	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.91 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	08:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:11 Europe/Amsterdam