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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.1637,Lat: 43.6771
Elevation	249 meter above sea level
Local time	0:14:52am
Name province/region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Name Subregion	Hérault
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Béziers
Name	La Tour-sur-Orb

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Bousquet-d'Orb	2 km	North
2 Camplong	3.7 km	West
3 Lunas	4.3 km	NorthEast
4 Saint-Étienne-Estréchoux	4.7 km	West
5 Graissessac	5.4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	186 km	SouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	344 km	East
3 Bern	Switzerland	494 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 47 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 (reservoir) is Réservoir d'Avène (1.3 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 133.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 187 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 82%, low mountains: 18%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Massif Central
La vallée de l'Orb de Bédarieux - La montagne et ses piémonts

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 146 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Béziers-Vias Airport (at a distance of 42 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

43.4 km2

55.3%

Nature

13.5 km2

17.2%

Agriculture

15.7 km2

19.9%

Viticulture

1.4 km2

1.8%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Tour-sur-Orb in country France

La Tour-sur-Orb at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape	France	65 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	83 km	WestSouthWest
3 Episcopal City of Albi	France	87 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Crtes du Mont Marcou et des Monts de Mare	FR	6.2 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Languedoc-Roussillon Region

Type of weather in Languedoc-Roussillon Region	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam