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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.0887,Lat: 47.4456
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	21:28:22pm
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Loire-Atlantique
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Nazaire
Name	Pontchâteau

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Drefféac	3.9 km	NorthEast
2 Besné	4.9 km	South
3 Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet	4.9 km	East
4 Missillac	6.7 km	NorthWest
5 Crossac	7.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	195 km	North
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	226 km	North
3 Paris	France	362 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Bay of Biscay is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 15 km (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 Étang Aumée (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 456 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 638 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 26%, low location: 74%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 310 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.3 km2

4.2%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

66.6 km2

84.9%

Urban area

7.7 km2

9.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pontchâteau in country France

Pontchâteau 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	139 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	211 km	East
3 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	219 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Grande Brire, marais de Donges et du Brivet	FR	0.9 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pontchâteau

Type of weather in Pontchâteau	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam