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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.7417,Lat: 46.4869
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	2:54:28am
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Vendée
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Les Sables-d'Olonne
Name	Château-d'Olonne

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Sables-d'Olonne	3.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Olonne-sur-Mer	4.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Sainte-Foy	5.1 km	EastNorthEast
4 Saint-Mathurin	8.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 L'Île-d'Olonne	8.8 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	303 km	North
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	336 km	North
3 Paris	France	402 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire coastal: Sevre niortaise, Lay, Sallertaine, Falleron, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Jaunay (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 348.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 488 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 90%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 201 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.8%

Wet nature

2.4 km2

4.2%

Agriculture

30.4 km2

53.5%

Urban area

19 km2

33.5%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

2.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Château-d'Olonne in country France

Château-d'Olonne at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	110 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	200 km	East
3 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	205 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Marais de Talmont et zones littorales entre les Sables-d'Olonne et Jard-sur-Mer	FR	1.5 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Château-d'Olonne

Type of weather in Château-d'Olonne	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	14 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam