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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.6041,Lat: 42.9606
Elevation	448 meter above sea level
Local time	10:26:54am
Name province/region	Midi-Pyrénées
Name Subregion	Ariège
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Foix
Name	Foix

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ferrières-sur-Ariège	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Arabaux	2.3 km	NorthEast
3 Saint-Pierre-de-Rivière	2.8 km	West
4 Vernajoul	2.8 km	North
5 Montgaillard	3.5 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	51 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	480 km	East
3 Madrid	Spain	520 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 117 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne main - Upper - Ariege, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Barrage du Fillet (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 19.8 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 33.4 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 46%, low mountains: 42%, moderate high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Le bassin de Foix - Le pays de Foix Haute Ariège

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 77 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.4 km2

40%

Nature

9.3 km2

11.9%

Agriculture

30.2 km2

38.4%

Urban area

6.7 km2

8.5%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Foix in country France

Foix at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley	Andorra	52 km	South
2 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	67 km	EastNorthEast
3 Canal du Midi	France	74 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Garonne, Arige, Hers, Salat, Pique et Neste	FR	0.6 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Foix

Type of weather in Foix	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam