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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.3996,Lat: 43.1732
Elevation	193 meter above sea level
Local time	20:56:26pm
Name province/region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Name Subregion	Aude
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Carcassonne
Name	Palaja

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cazilhac	3.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Berriac	4.3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Fontiès-d'Aude	4.6 km	EastNorthEast
4 Monze	5.3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Villefloure	5.6 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	103 km	SouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	411 km	East
3 Bern	Switzerland	576 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 57 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone coastal: Tet, Aude, Herault, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Jouarres (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 26.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Andorran border with a straight distance of 81.8 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 115 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 55%, hill: 45%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Les petites Corbières occidentales - Les Corbières

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 98 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Carcassonne Airport (at a distance of 9 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.9 km2

7.5%

Nature

31.7 km2

40.3%

Agriculture

19 km2

24.2%

Viticulture

14 km2

17.8%

Urban area

7.6 km2

9.6%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Palaja in country France

Palaja at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	5.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Episcopal City of Albi	France	86 km	North
3 Canal du Midi	France	94 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Corbires occidentales	FR	1.1 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Palaja

Type of weather in Palaja	moderate rain
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	13 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam