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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.7945,Lat: 42.8956
Elevation	743 meter above sea level
Local time	11:06:34am
Name province/region	Midi-Pyrénées
Name Subregion	Ariège
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Foix
Name	Montferrier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Villeneuve-d'Olmes	2.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Péreille	3.9 km	NorthEast
3 Montségur	4.2 km	SouthEast
4 Lavelanet	5.6 km	NorthEast
5 Saint-Jean-d'Aigues-Vives	6.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	48 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	466 km	East
3 Madrid	Spain	530 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 102 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 14.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Andorran border with a straight distance of 31.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 46%, moderate high mountains: 46%, high mountains: 7%, 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
Pyrenees
Le pays d'Olmes - Le pays des Pyrénées cathares

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 89 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Carcassonne Airport (at a distance of 55 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

54.5 km2

69.3%

Nature

4.8 km2

6.1%

Agriculture

17.8 km2

22.6%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.8%

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montferrier in country France

Montferrier at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley	Andorra	47 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	58 km	EastNorthEast
3 Canal du Midi	France	85 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gorges de la Frau et Blesta	FR	2.7 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lavelanet

Type of weather in Lavelanet	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.91 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam