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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.4081,Lat: 46.3709
Elevation	124 meter above sea level
Local time	8:54:04am
Name province/region (Région)	Poitou-Charentes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Vienne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montmorillon
Name	Gençay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère	0.9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Magné	2 km	SouthWest
3 Brion	4.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Marnay	4.9 km	West
5 La Ferrière-Airoux	5.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	311 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	368 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	408 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 117 km (direction West).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 Barrage du Mas Chaban (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 64.1 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 372 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 521 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les vallées du Clain et de ses affluents - Vallées principales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 192 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (at a distance of 25 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.2 km2

13%

Agriculture

66 km2

84%

Urban area

2.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gençay in country France

Gençay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	41 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	116 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France	France	134 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaine de La Mothe-Saint-Hray-Lezay	FR	21 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère

Type of weather in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	08:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:19 Europe/Amsterdam