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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.8975,Lat: 46.1046
Elevation	19 meter above sea level
Local time	6:15:38am
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rochefort
Name	Forges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Thou	2.8 km	SouthWest
2 Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis	3.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Virson	4.2 km	North
4 Chambon	4.4 km	East
5 Landrais	4.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	357 km	North
2 Paris	France	389 km	NorthEast
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	393 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 14 km (direction WestSouthWest).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 Graon (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 59.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 313.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 439 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La plaine d'Aunis - Plaines de champs ouverts

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 143 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport (at a distance of 24 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

74 km2

94.2%

Urban area

3.2 km2

4.1%

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 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	61 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	143 km	South
3 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	145 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Anse de Fouras, baie d'Yves, marais de Rochefort	FR	4.7 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Le Thou

Type of weather in Le Thou	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	14 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:29 Europe/Amsterdam