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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1947,Lat: 43.908
Elevation	103 meter above sea level
Local time	16:52:45pm
Name province/region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Name Subregion	Gard
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nîmes
Name	Fons

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Bauzély	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Gajan	2 km	SouthEast
3 Saint-Mamert-du-Gard	2.2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Montignargues	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Parignargues	3.9 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	261 km	East
2 Andorra	Andorra	266 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	422 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 40 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de la Capelle (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 31.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 182.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 256 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 91%, hill: 9%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
La plaine du Gardon autour de Saint-Chaptes et de Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès - Les garrigues

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 98 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.5 km2

33.7%

Nature

14.5 km2

18.5%

Agriculture

9.9 km2

12.6%

Viticulture

23.9 km2

30.5%

Urban area

3.8 km2

4.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fons in country France

Fons at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	28 km	East
2 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	44 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	49 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Le Gardon et ses gorges	FR	7.3 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Mamert-du-Gard

Type of weather in Saint-Mamert-du-Gard	broken clouds
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	06:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam