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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.2337,Lat: 43.601
Elevation	177 meter above sea level
Local time	15:52:31pm
Name province/region	Midi-Pyrénées
Name Subregion	Tarn
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Castres
Name	Castres

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Navès	4 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Saïx	4.8 km	WestSouthWest
3 Lagarrigue	5.1 km	SouthEast
4 Burlats	6.4 km	EastNorthEast
5 Viviers-lès-Montagnes	6.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	134 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	419 km	East
3 Bern	Switzerland	552 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 90 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tarn, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de la Galaube (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 19.6 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Andorran border with a straight distance of 116.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 163 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 51%, hill: 49%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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
La plaine castraise -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 70 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport (at a distance of 6.7 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.2%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

58.9 km2

75%

Urban area

16.8 km2

21.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Castres in country France

Castres at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Episcopal City of Albi	France	37 km	North
2 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	45 km	South
3 Canal du Midi	France	66 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valles du Tarn, de l'Aveyron, du Viaur, de l'Agout et du Gijou	FR	0.6 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Castres

Type of weather in Castres	clear sky
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam