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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.3486,Lat: 43.2144
Elevation	104 meter above sea level
Local time	8:25:28am
Name province/region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Name Subregion	Aude
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Carcassonne
Name	Carcassonne

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cazilhac	3.5 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Pennautier	4.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Villemoustaussou	4.4 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Berriac	4.9 km	East
5 Cavanac	5.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	103 km	SouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	415 km	East
3 Bern	Switzerland	576 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 62 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone coastal: Tet, Aude, Herault, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Laprade Basse (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Andorran border with a straight distance of 82.7 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 116 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is viticulture.

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

Name
La plaine vallonnée du Carcassès - Le sillon audois

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 92 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Carcassonne Airport (at a distance of 3.5 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.8%

Nature

4 km2

5.1%

Agriculture

22.9 km2

29.2%

Viticulture

28 km2

35.7%

Urban area

20.7 km2

26.3%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Carcassonne in country France

Carcassonne at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	0.9 km	EastSouthEast
2 Episcopal City of Albi	France	81 km	North
3 Canal du Midi	France	88 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Corbires occidentales	FR	6.6 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Carcassonne

Type of weather in Carcassonne	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam