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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.6986,Lat: 46.9763
Elevation	101 meter above sea level
Local time	14:32:01pm
Name province/region	Centre-Val de Loire
Name Subregion	Indre-et-Loire
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Loches
Name	Descartes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Buxeuil	0.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse	2.8 km	South
3 Abilly	4.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Neuilly-le-Brignon	6.9 km	East
5 Les Ormes	7 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	241 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	325 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	366 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 158 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 Gabriau (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 41.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 413.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 578 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les gâtines du Sud Touraine -
Les vallées de la Creuse, de la Gartempe et de leurs affluents - Vallées principales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 231 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tours-Val-de-Loire Airport (at a distance of 51 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.9 km2

15.2%

Agriculture

61.2 km2

77.9%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Descartes in country France

Descartes 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	47 km	North
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	48 km	South
3 Bourges Cathedral	France	130 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Carrires des Pieds Grimaud	FR	23 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Descartes
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Descartes

Type of weather in Descartes	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam