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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.324,Lat: 47.2555
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	8:54:58am
Name province/region	Pays de la Loire
Name Subregion	Loire-Atlantique
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Nazaire
Name	Pornichet

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Baule-Escoublac	6.1 km	NorthWest
2 Saint-André-des-Eaux	6.5 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Saint-Nazaire	7.2 km	East
4 Le Pouliguen	8.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Trignac	10.1 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	217 km	NorthNorthEast
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	245 km	North
3 Paris	France	388 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Pornichet lies at the Bay of Biscay (direction SouthWest).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 43.2 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 436.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 611 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 298 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.5 km2

Nature

0.4 km2

0.9%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

2.9%

Agriculture

21.7 km2

49.3%

Urban area

16.8 km2

38.1%

Infrastructure

1.2 km2

2.7%

Rock-Sand

0.5 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pornichet in country France

Pornichet 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	165 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	206 km	SouthSouthEast
3 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes	France	229 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Estuaire de la Loire Nord	FR	0.8 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Sébastien

Type of weather in Saint-Sébastien	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:33 Europe/Amsterdam