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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.7118,Lat: 47.9074
Elevation	119 meter above sea level
Local time	14:05:58pm
Name province/region	Bourgogne
Name Subregion	Yonne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Auxerre
Name	Pontigny

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Venouse	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Rouvray	3.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Ligny-le-Châtel	3.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Lignorelles	5.1 km	South
5 Montigny-la-Resle	5.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	148 km	NorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	259 km	NorthEast
3 Bern	Switzerland	301 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 293 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Yonne, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Marcenay (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 51.9 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 218.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 306 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, 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
Le val Florentin - VALLEE A CULTURE,BOIS ET HERBAGE

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 134 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.9 km2

29.2%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

49.7 km2

63.3%

Viticulture

1.7 km2

2.2%

Urban area

2.3 km2

2.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pontigny in country France

Pontigny at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vézelay, Church and Hill	France	49 km	South
2 Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay	France	59 km	SouthEast
3 Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs	France	79 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Landes et tourbire du bois de la Biche	FR	16 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Yonne

Type of weather in Yonne	broken clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam