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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0733,Lat: 44.5538
Elevation	808 meter above sea level
Local time	4:00:12am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Hautes-Alpes
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gap
Name	Gap

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rambaud	4.8 km	EastSouthEast
2 La Rochette	5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Saint-Étienne-le-Laus	9.1 km	SouthEast
4 La Bâtie-Neuve	9.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 La Roche-des-Arnauds	9.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	141 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	286 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	393 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 133 km (direction SouthEast).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 la Saulce Ou de Curbans (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 62.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 87 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 29%, moderate high mountains: 67%, high mountains: 5%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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
STS. 6.I Préalpes du Dévoluy
SPG.6.I.A. Chaîne Pic de Bure-Bec de l'Aigle (Pr
STS. 6.I Préalpes du Dévoluy
SPG.6.I.A. Chaîne Pic de Bure-Bec de l'Aigle (Pr
Le bassin de Gap - Le Gapençais

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (at a distance of 135 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.8 km2

21.4%

Nature

4.6 km2

5.9%

Agriculture

45 km2

57.4%

Urban area

12 km2

15.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gap in country France

Gap 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	111 km	WestSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	121 km	WestSouthWest
3 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	133 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dvoluy - Durbon - Charance - Champsaur	FR	3.1 km	NorthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gap

Type of weather in Gap	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:37 Europe/Amsterdam