FrancoGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -7.3436,Lat: 41.4292  |
| Elevation | 548 meter above sea level | | Local time | 2:18:39am
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Bragança | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Mirandela | | Name | Franco e Vila Boa |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Madrid | 
Spain | 330 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 2 Lisboa | Portugal | 334 km | 
SouthWest
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 613 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 115 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Valeira (2.9 km2 at a height of around 104 meter above sea level) at a distance of 29.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 42.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 47%, low mountains: 46%, moderate high mountains: 7%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 113 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vila Real Airport (at a distance of 36 km in WestSouthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
7.8 km2 |
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| Nature |
27.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
43 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Franco in country Portugal
Franco at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Romeu | PT | 18 km | 
East
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Social media - Maps
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