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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.507,Lat: 48.5529
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	7:38:56am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Manche
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avranches
Name	Pontorson

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Georges-de-Gréhaigne	3.5 km	NorthWest
2 Aucey-la-Plaine	3.7 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Pleine-Fougères	4.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Sougéal	4.9 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Beauvoir	5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	85 km	NorthNorthWest
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	126 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Paris	France	283 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 7 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire coastal: Leguer, Trieux, Gouessant, Argueno*, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Le Grand Lac (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 354 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 496 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 34%, low location: 66%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le semi-bocage à têtards - Les bocages en déroute

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 287 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

71.6 km2

91.2%

Urban area

4.7 km2

5.9%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pontorson in country France

Pontorson 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	9.2 km	North
2 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	157 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	209 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Baie du Mont Saint Michel	FR	0.6 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pontorson

Type of weather in Pontorson	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:39 Europe/Amsterdam