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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9817,Lat: 43.939
Elevation	551 meter above sea level
Local time	11:41:57am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Digne-les-Bains
Name	Le Castellet

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Puimichel	4.9 km	NorthEast
2 Oraison	5.7 km	WestSouthWest
3 Brunet	6.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 La Brillanne	7.3 km	West
5 Lurs	8.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	118 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	353 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	395 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 83 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Durance, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Retenue de l'Escale (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 86.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 121 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 24%, low mountains: 76%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 3.II Préalpes de Digne (Préalpes centrales
SPG.3.II.A. Chaîne Cheval Blanc-Couard-Allier (Pr
STS. 3.II Préalpes de Digne (Préalpes centrales
SPG.3.II.A. Chaîne Cheval Blanc-Couard-Allier (Pr
Le plateau de Puimichel -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 83 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.7 km2

63.2%

Nature

4.7 km2

Agriculture

24.1 km2

30.7%

Urban area

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Le Castellet in country France

Le Castellet at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	95 km	West
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	97 km	WestNorthWest
3 Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera	France	107 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
L'Asse	FR	5.2 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oraison

Type of weather in Oraison	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	56 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam