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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.8529,Lat: 45.9952
Elevation	459 meter above sea level
Local time	22:41:29pm
Name province/region	Limousin
Name Subregion	Creuse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Guéret
Name	Pontarion

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Thauron	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Saint-Hilaire-le-Château	3.8 km	EastSouthEast
3 Sardent	5.8 km	North
4 Bosmoreau-les-Mines	7.7 km	West
5 La Chapelle-Saint-Martial	8.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	320 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Andorra	Andorra	388 km	South
3 Bern	Switzerland	442 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 212 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 Lac de la Vaud-Gelade (1.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 318 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 445 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 41%, low mountains: 59%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
Le pays de Vassivière - Les paysages de la montagne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 239 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.1 km2

52.3%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

35.7 km2

45.4%

Urban area

1 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pontarion in country France

Pontarion at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	90 km	EastSouthEast
2 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe	France	99 km	NorthWest
3 Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley	France	117 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle du Taurion et affluents	FR	0.2 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bourganeuf

Type of weather in Bourganeuf	broken clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.56 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam