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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0945,Lat: 43.5641
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	10:22:53am
Name province/region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Name Subregion	Hérault
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montpellier
Name	La Grande-Motte

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Grau-du-Roi	5.9 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Candillargues	6.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Aigues-Mortes	8.1 km	East
4 Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan	8.9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Mauguio	9.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	240 km	WestSouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	269 km	East
3 Bern	Switzerland	458 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

La Grande-Motte lies at the Mediterranean Sea (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone coastal: Tet, Aude, Herault, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Étang du Ponant (1.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 145.6 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 204 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 99%, low location: 1%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is water.

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

Name
Le littoral et les étangs - Le littoral et ses étangs

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 92 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (at a distance of 11 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

2.4%

Nature

4.1 km2

7.7%

Wet nature

9.1 km2

16.9%

Agriculture

12.2 km2

22.9%

Viticulture

1.6 km2

Urban area

5.6 km2

10.4%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.7%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

16.9 km2

31.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Grande-Motte in country France

La Grande-Motte at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	45 km	EastNorthEast
2 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	55 km	NorthEast
3 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	72 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Petite Camargue	FR	0.9 km	EastSouthEast

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Filming Location	IMDB La Grande-Motte
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Grande-Motte

Type of weather in La Grande-Motte	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam