BriecGeneral information - Location
| Country | France | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -4.0012,Lat: 48.102  |
| Elevation | 139 meter above sea level | | Local time | 0:42:15am |
| Name province/region (Région) | Bretagne | | Wiki-website Subregion (Département) | Finistère | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Quimper | | Name | Briec |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 St. Peter Port | 
Guernsey | 184 km | 
NorthEast
| | 2 St Helier | 
Jersey | 184 km | 
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| | 3 Cardiff | 
Wales | 383 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 16 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire coastal: Brivet, Blavet, Scorff, Laita, Odet, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Plan du Moulin Neuf (0.5 km2 at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 28.4 km in SouthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 405.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 568 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 96%, hill: 4%, 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 436 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Quimper-Cornouaille Airport (at a distance of 19 km in SouthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
0.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.9 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
71.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3.9 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Briec in country France
Briec at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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