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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.2738,Lat: 44.5479
Elevation	908 meter above sea level
Local time	16:52:08pm
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Hautes-Alpes
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gap
Name	Chorges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montgardin	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
2 Saint-Apollinaire	6.9 km	East
3 La Bâtie-Neuve	7.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Le Sauze-du-Lac	8.4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Savines-le-Lac	9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	129 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	281 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	383 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 122 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Durance, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Serre-Ponçon (26.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 46.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 65 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 3%, moderate high mountains: 79%, high mountains: 18%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
STS. 5.VII Montagnes du Gapençais Oriental
SPG.5.VI.A. Chaîne Rougnoux-Rochelaire-Mourre Fro
STS. 5.VII Montagnes du Gapençais Oriental
SPG.5.VI.A. Chaîne Rougnoux-Rochelaire-Mourre Fro
Le piémont de Chabrières - Le Gapençais

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (at a distance of 124 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cuneo International Airport (at a distance of 107 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.7 km2

25.1%

Nature

24.2 km2

30.9%

Agriculture

30.9 km2

39.4%

Urban area

2.4 km2

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chorges in country France

Chorges 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	124 km	SouthEast
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	126 km	WestSouthWest
3 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy	Italy	126 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Piolit - Pic de Chabrires	FR	3.6 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chorges

Type of weather in Chorges	light rain
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam