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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.9806,Lat: 43.5079
Elevation	15 meter above sea level
Local time	17:38:13pm
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Bouches-du-Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Istres
Name	Istres

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Chamas	6.4 km	NorthEast
2 Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts	6.6 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Fos-sur-Mer	6.9 km	SouthWest
4 Miramas	9.1 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Cornillon-Confoux	9.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	199 km	East
2 Andorra	Andorra	303 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	428 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 9 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone coastal: Argens, Var, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de l'Olivier (2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 180 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 252 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is water.

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

Name
La Crau -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 21 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.7%

Nature

16.8 km2

21.4%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

14 km2

17.8%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

12.7 km2

16.2%

Infrastructure

5.9 km2

7.5%

Water - Lakes

24.1 km2

30.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Istres in country France

Istres at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	34 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	51 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	61 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crau centrale - Crau sche	FR	1.3 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement d'Istres

Type of weather in Arrondissement d'Istres	clear sky
Current temperature:	20 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	44 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam