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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 0.3207,Lat: 46.8842
Elevation	122 meter above sea level
Local time	8:22:01am
Name province/region (Région)	Poitou-Charentes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Vienne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Châtellerault
Name	Orches

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Savigny-sous-Faye	3.7 km	West
2 Berthegon	4.6 km	WestNorthWest
3 Sérigny	5.4 km	North
4 Saint-Christophe	5.6 km	NorthEast
5 Cernay	5.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	265 km	NorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	316 km	NorthNorthWest
3 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	357 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 128 km (direction WestSouthWest).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 Étang de Gabriau (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 63.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 422.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 592 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La région du tuffeau - Plaines vallonnées et/ou boisées

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 242 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (at a distance of 33 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.2 km2

28.3%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

55.8 km2

71%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Orches in country France

Orches 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	55 km	SouthEast
2 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	64 km	NorthEast
3 Bourges Cathedral	France	159 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plaines du Mirebalais et du Neuvillois	FR	10 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Châtellerault

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Châtellerault	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	08:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:18 Europe/Amsterdam