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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.3441,Lat: 47.8118
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	8:33:30am
Name province/region	Bretagne
Name Subregion	Finistère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Quimper
Name	Penmarch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Plomeur	4.4 km	East
2 Guilvinec	4.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Treffiagat	6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Saint-Jean-Trolimon	7.5 km	NorthEast
5 Tréguennec	8.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	225 km	EastNorthEast
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	225 km	NorthEast
3 Cardiff	Wales	419 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Penmarch lies at the Bay of Biscay (direction South).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 Loch Ar Stang (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.5 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 443 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 620 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 47%, low location: 53%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les ports bigoudens -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 435 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Quimper-Cornouaille Airport (at a distance of 22 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

5.7 km2

12.6%

Wet nature

10.9 km2

24.1%

Agriculture

15.7 km2

34.7%

Urban area

10.9 km2

24%

Rock-Sand

1.7 km2

3.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Penmarch in country France

Penmarch at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	229 km	EastNorthEast
2 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	270 km	North
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	337 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Baie d'Audierne	FR	0.6 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Guilvinec

Type of weather in Guilvinec	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:52 Europe/Amsterdam