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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8366,Lat: 44.0658
Elevation	790 meter above sea level
Local time	7:03:15am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forcalquier
Name	Cruis

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montlaux	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues	5.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Sigonce	7.5 km	South
4 Peyruis	9.3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat	9.5 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	133 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	343 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	390 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 89 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Durance, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Retenue de l'Escale (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.1 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 90.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 126 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 51%, moderate high mountains: 45%, high mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 3.IV Préalpes de Vaucluse (Préalpes occiden
SPG.3.IV.A. Monts de Vaucluse et de Lure
STS. 3.IV Préalpes de Vaucluse (Préalpes occiden
SPG.3.IV.A. Monts de Vaucluse et de Lure
Le piémont de Lure -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 85 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Avignon-Caumont Airport (at a distance of 77 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45 km2

57.3%

Nature

15.3 km2

19.5%

Agriculture

17.9 km2

22.8%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cruis in country France

Cruis at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	83 km	West
2 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	84 km	West
3 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	105 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Montagne de Lure	FR	3.4 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Forcalquier

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Forcalquier	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam