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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.118,Lat: 48.4995
Elevation	163 meter above sea level
Local time	9:47:07am
Name province/region (Région)	Basse-Normandie
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Orne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Alençon
Name	Forges
Other place with same name 1	Forges Région wallone - Hainaut
Other place with same name 2	Forges Île-de-France - Seine-et-Marne
Other place with same name 3	Forges Pays de la Loire - Maine-et-Loire
Other place with same name 4	Forges Poitou-Charentes - Charente-Maritime
Other place with same name 5	Forges Limousin - Corrèze

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Radon	1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vingt-Hanaps	3.1 km	NorthEast
3 Larré	3.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Semallé	3.6 km	SouthEast
5 Valframbert	4 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	166 km	East
2 St Helier	Jersey	182 km	NorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	222 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 90 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Maine, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de la Dathée (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 85.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mont des Avaloirs with a height of 416 meter (at a distance of 20.1 km and direction West).One of the mountains in Armorican Massif The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 313.7 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 439 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 72%, hill: 28%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La prétendue plaine d'Alençon - Les damiers de bocage et de campagne ouverte

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 168 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.4 km2

22.1%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

58.2 km2

74.1%

Urban area

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forges in country France

Forges at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Chartres Cathedral	France	101 km	East
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	111 km	North
3 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	121 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haute Valle de la Sarthe	FR	4.9 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Radon

Type of weather in Radon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	8 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	08:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:13 Europe/Amsterdam