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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7026,Lat: 44.3139
Elevation	750 meter above sea level
Local time	2:46:26am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Hautes-Alpes
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gap
Name	Orpierre

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Trescléoux	4.5 km	North
2 Lagrand	6.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Barret-sur-Méouge	6.2 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Eyguians	6.6 km	EastNorthEast
5 Laragne-Montéglin	9.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	152 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	322 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	393 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 110 km (direction SouthSouthWest).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 la Saulce Ou de Curbans (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 27.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 94.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 132 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 36%, moderate high mountains: 64%, 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
STS. 6.V Préalpes des Baronnies
SPG.6.V.A. Chaîne Arsuc-Clavelière-Vanige
STS. 6.V Préalpes des Baronnies
SPG.6.V.A. Chaîne Arsuc-Clavelière-Vanige
La confluence Büech-Durance - La pays de Büech

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 104 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.5 km2

46.5%

Nature

27 km2

34.4%

Agriculture

15.1 km2

19.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Orpierre in country France

Orpierre at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	74 km	WestSouthWest
2 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	82 km	WestSouthWest
3 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	102 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, fourrs et forts de Larran, du Pied du Mulet et de la montagne de Chabre	FR	4.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Orpierre
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orpierre

Type of weather in Orpierre	light rain
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:38 Europe/Amsterdam