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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -1.0666,Lat: 45.6396
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	12:04:03pm
Name province/region	Poitou-Charentes
Name Subregion	Charente-Maritime
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rochefort
Name	Vaux-sur-Mer

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Royan	2.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Saint-Augustin	4.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan	5.5 km	EastNorthEast
5 Breuillet	6 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	404 km	North
2 Andorra	Andorra	406 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Paris	France	439 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Vaux-sur-Mer lies at the Bay of Biscay (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne coastal: Seudre, Charente, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Étang d'Hourtin (31.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 47.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 260.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 364 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 18%, low location: 82%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Royan et la côte de Beauté - Zones littorales (marais et terres hautes)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (at a distance of 94 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.3 km2

23%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

17 km2

34.7%

Urban area

17.1 km2

35%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.8%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vaux-sur-Mer in country France

Vaux-sur-Mer at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cordouan Lighthouse	France	10 km	WestSouthWest
2 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon	France	97 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion	France	110 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Estuaire de la Gironde	FR	0.7 km	SouthWest

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Filming Location	IMDB Vaux-sur-Mer
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vaux-sur-Mer

Type of weather in Vaux-sur-Mer	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	14 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:29 Europe/Amsterdam