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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.8973,Lat: 42.9178
Elevation	519 meter above sea level
Local time	3:32:06am
Name province/region	Midi-Pyrénées
Name Subregion	Ariège
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Foix
Name	L'Aiguillon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lesparrou	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Saint-Jean-d'Aigues-Vives	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
3 Bélesta	3.4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Fougax-et-Barrineuf	4.1 km	South
5 La Bastide-sur-l'Hers	4.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	55 km	SouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	457 km	East
3 Madrid	Spain	538 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 93 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne main - Upper - Ariege, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Barrage de Montbel (5.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.9 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Andorran border with a straight distance of 35.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 14%, low mountains: 81%, moderate high mountains: 5%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Le pays d'Olmes - Le pays des Pyrénées cathares
La montagne du Plantaurel - Le Pays des Portes d ?Ariège Pyrénées

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 90 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Carcassonne Airport (at a distance of 47 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

44.3 km2

56.4%

Nature

6 km2

7.7%

Agriculture

23.4 km2

29.7%

Urban area

4.7 km2

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of L'Aiguillon in country France

L'Aiguillon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	50 km	NorthEast
2 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley	Andorra	53 km	SouthWest
3 Canal du Midi	France	87 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Garonne, Arige, Hers, Salat, Pique et Neste	FR	0.2 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bélesta

Type of weather in Bélesta	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.74 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	06:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam