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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.586,Lat: 45.7684
Elevation	66 meter above sea level
Local time	12:12:33pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saintes
Name	Fontcouverte

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vénérand	3.4 km	NorthEast
2 La Chapelle-des-Pots	3.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bussac-sur-Charente	4.2 km	NorthWest
4 Chaniers	5.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Saintes	6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	399 km	North
2 Andorra	Andorra	401 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Paris	France	406 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 35 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne coastal: Seudre, Charente, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Étang d'Hourtin (31.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 74.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 283.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 397 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 10%, low location: 90%, 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 Borderies et les Fins Bois - Terres viticoles

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 105 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.9 km2

26.6%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

43.4 km2

55.3%

Viticulture

2.9 km2

3.7%

Urban area

9.8 km2

12.4%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontcouverte in country France

Fontcouverte at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	50 km	WestSouthWest
2 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	103 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	103 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Charente moyenne et Seugnes	FR	0.6 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fontcouverte

Type of weather in Fontcouverte	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam