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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.4706,Lat: 43.9613
Elevation	1037 meter above sea level
Local time	8:16:41am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Castellane
Name	Moriez

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-André-les-Alpes	3 km	EastNorthEast
2 La Mure-Argens	4.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Angles	7.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Saint-Jacques	7.6 km	West
5 Saint-Julien-du-Verdon	7.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	80 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	340 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	426 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 61 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Durance, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Castillon (5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 52.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 0%, moderate high mountains: 90%, high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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 pays de Barrême et Moriez -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (at a distance of 69 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (at a distance of 61 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

43.4 km2

55.2%

Nature

19.5 km2

24.8%

Agriculture

10.1 km2

12.9%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Rock-Sand

3.6 km2

4.5%

Water - Lakes

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Moriez in country France

Moriez at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera	France	71 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	134 km	West
3 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	135 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
L'Asse	FR	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Castellane

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Castellane	broken clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam