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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.2997,Lat: 43.7596
Elevation	270 meter above sea level
Local time	4:25:12am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-Maritimes
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nice
Name	Cantaron

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Drap	1.8 km	EastSouthEast
2 Saint-André-de-la-Roche	2.4 km	SouthSouthWest
3 La Trinité	2.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Falicon	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 Tourrette-Levens	4.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	9.9 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	354 km	North
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	413 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 6 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone coastal: Argens, Var, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Saint-Cassien (3.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 41.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Monegasque-French border with a straight distance of 9.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.2 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 28%, hill: 55%, low mountains: 18%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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
STS. 2.II Préalpes de Nice
SPG.2.II.A Groupe Rocaillon-Grand Braus
STS. 2.II Préalpes de Nice
SPG.2.II.A Groupe Rocaillon-Grand Braus
Le bassin des Paillons - Les Préalpes Niçoises

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (at a distance of 13 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (at a distance of 37 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.1 km2

28.2%

Nature

23.8 km2

30.3%

Agriculture

5.3 km2

6.7%

Urban area

25.2 km2

32%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.7%

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cantaron in country France

Cantaron at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera	France	6.8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato	Italy	108 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy	Italy	149 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Corniches de la Rivira	FR	3.1 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Cantaron
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cantaron

Type of weather in Cantaron	few clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:31 Europe/Amsterdam