Vale de FrançaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.5596,Lat: 37.1275  |
| Elevation | 26 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:08:43pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Faro | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Portimão | | Name | Portimão |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 185 km | 
North
| | 2 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 311 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Madrid | 
Spain | 555 km | 
EastNorthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyVale de França lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Algarve Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Bravura (3.6 km2 at a height of around 83 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15 km in NorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 101 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 141 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 28%, low location: 72%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 Faro Airport (at a distance of 55 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Portimão Airport (at a distance of 3.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Nature |
3.7 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
2.9 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
18.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
14.2 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.6 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
1.2 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
4.7 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Vale de França in country Portugal
Vale de França at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Costa Sudoeste | PT | 0.9 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Social media - Maps
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