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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.4297,Lat: 46.1956
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	17:25:57pm
At island	Ile-de-re
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	La Rochelle
Name	La Couarde-sur-Mer

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré	3 km	SouthEast
2 Loix	3.2 km	North
3 Saint-Martin-de-Ré	5.8 km	East
4 Ars-en-Ré	6.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 La Flotte	7.7 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	339 km	North
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	372 km	North
3 Paris	France	408 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

La Couarde-sur-Mer lies at the Bay of Biscay (direction SouthWest). 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 35.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 317.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 444 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 94%, low location: 6%, The most common land use in the area is 0.

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

Name
L'île de Ré (terres hautes) - Zones littorales (marais et terres hautes)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 162 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport (at a distance of 18 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.6%

Nature

0.6 km2

Wet nature

35.1 km2

64.1%

Agriculture

6.6 km2

12.1%

Viticulture

5.1 km2

9.4%

Urban area

4.9 km2

8.9%

Rock-Sand

0.9 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Couarde-sur-Mer in country France

La Couarde-sur-Mer at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	71 km	South
2 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	165 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	176 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ile de R : dunes et forts littorales	FR	0.4 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Couarde-sur-Mer

Type of weather in La Couarde-sur-Mer	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 16 April 2024:	13 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	07:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam