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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.7973,Lat: 43.93
Elevation	19 meter above sea level
Local time	22:34:38pm
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Vaucluse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avignon
Name	Avignon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Les Angles	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Rognonas	3.6 km	South
3 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon	4.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Barbentane	4.7 km	SouthWest
5 Le Pontet	6.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	212 km	East
2 Andorra	Andorra	309 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	393 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 53 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Gravière de Caderousse (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 174.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 244 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le couloir Rhodanien -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 64 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Avignon-Caumont Airport (at a distance of 8.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3 km2

3.8%

Nature

1.5 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

33.8 km2

43%

Viticulture

0.2 km2

0.3%

Urban area

29.5 km2

37.5%

Infrastructure

1.8 km2

2.3%

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.1%

Water - Lakes

8 km2

10.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Avignon in country France

Avignon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	2.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	21 km	West
3 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	23 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
La Durance	FR	1.2 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Avignon

Type of weather in Avignon	clear sky
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	59 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam