LorientGeneral information - Location
| Country | France | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -3.3723,Lat: 47.7523  |
| Elevation | 10 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:15:46pm |
| Name province/region (Région) | Bretagne | | Wiki-website Subregion (Département) | Morbihan | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Lorient | | Name | Lorient |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 St Helier | 
Jersey | 186 km | 
NorthEast
| | 2 St. Peter Port | 
Guernsey | 199 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 3 Cardiff | 
Wales | 418 km |
NorthNorthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyLorient lies at the Bay of Biscay (direction EastNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire coastal: Brivet, Blavet, Scorff, Laita, Odet, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étangs du Ter (0.5 km2 at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.5 km in SouthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 436 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 610 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 21%, low location: 79%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 385 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport (at a distance of 5.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
3.7 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.6 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
5.8 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
22.6 km2 |
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| Urban area |
34.2 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
3.3 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
7.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Lorient in country France
Lorient at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Lorient 
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