Is Fontenay-le-Comte safe? France travel risk
Is Fontenay-le-Comte safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Fontenay-le-Comte scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Fontenay-le-Comte scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Fontenay-le-Comte: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (32/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Pays de la Loire at 46.4660° N, 0.8061° W (elevation 15 m), Fontenay-le-Comte lies 355.8 km NE of Paris. Time zone: Europe/Paris.
Pays de la Loire
46.4660° N, 0.8061° W
15 m
Europe/Paris
13,806
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in France
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (25 °C avg high); Wettest: November (101 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 10° |
| Low °C | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 89 | 52 | 74 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 37 | 34 | 53 | 79 | 101 | 74 |
Normals: La Rochelle (43.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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