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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8889,Lat: 43.9686
Elevation	471 meter above sea level
Local time	7:39:04am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forcalquier
Name	Lurs

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pierrerue	4.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 La Brillanne	4.8 km	South
3 Sigonce	5 km	NorthWest
4 Oraison	6.5 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Peyruis	7.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	126 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	352 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	390 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 82 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 16.2 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 91 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 127 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 83%, low mountains: 17%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
STS. 3.IV Préalpes de Vaucluse (Préalpes occiden
SPG.3.IV.A. Monts de Vaucluse et de Lure
STS. 3.IV Préalpes de Vaucluse (Préalpes occiden
SPG.3.IV.A. Monts de Vaucluse et de Lure
Le pays de Forcalquier -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 80 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.4 km2

22.2%

Nature

9.9 km2

12.6%

Agriculture

46.3 km2

58.9%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.5%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Rock-Sand

4.3 km2

5.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lurs in country France

Lurs 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	87 km	West
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	89 km	WestNorthWest
3 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	106 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
La Durance	FR	1.2 km	EastSouthEast

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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	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam