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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2837,Lat: 49.0169
Elevation	283 meter above sea level
Local time	4:10:41am
Name province/region (Région)	Lorraine
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Moselle
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Metz
Name	Pontoy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Liéhon	2.7 km	SouthWest
2 Orny	2.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Beux	3 km	SouthEast
4 Mécleuves	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Chérisey	3.7 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	67 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	246 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Brussel	Belgium	246 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 298 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Moselle, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Mutche (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 26.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-German border with a straight distance of 36.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 1%, hill: 99%, 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
La plaine de la Seille et de la Nied - Les régions paysagères des plaines argileuses et humides, riches en étangs

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 68 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (at a distance of 4.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10 km2

12.7%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

64.2 km2

81.8%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pontoy in country France

Pontoy at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy	France	37 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	48 km	EastNorthEast
3 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	67 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Secteurs halophiles et prairies humides de la valle de la Nied	FR	8.1 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mécleuves

Type of weather in Mécleuves	clear sky
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	8 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	07:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:46 Europe/Amsterdam