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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9309,Lat: 42.5262
Elevation	82 meter above sea level
Local time	11:41:07am
Name province/region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Name Subregion	Pyrénées-Orientales
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Céret
Name	Laroque-des-Albères

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines	2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Sorède	2.1 km	East
3 Villelongue-dels-Monts	2.2 km	West
4 Saint-André	4.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Montesquieu-des-Albères	4.5 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	116 km	West
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	389 km	EastNorthEast
3 Madrid	Spain	598 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 10 km (direction East).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 Retenue de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.1 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 5.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7.1 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 64%, hill: 19%, low mountains: 11%, moderate high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
La plaine d'Illibéris - La plaine du Roussillon

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (at a distance of 153 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (at a distance of 24 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23 km2

29.4%

Nature

11.2 km2

14.3%

Agriculture

13.3 km2

17%

Viticulture

22.2 km2

28.3%

Urban area

7.8 km2

9.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Laroque-des-Albères in country France

Laroque-des-Albères at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	89 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley	Andorra	110 km	West
3 Works of Antoni Gaudí	Spain	139 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Le Tech	FR	4.1 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at la Roca d'Albera

Type of weather in la Roca d'Albera	clear sky
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.44 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	38 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam