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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.7256,Lat: 44.2839
Elevation	723 meter above sea level
Local time	14:15:16pm
Name province/region	Midi-Pyrénées
Name Subregion	Aveyron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Rodez
Name	Pont-de-Salars

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Vibal	4.2 km	NorthEast
2 Canet-de-Salars	5.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Trémouilles	8 km	WestSouthWest
4 Ségur	8.7 km	East
5 Agen-d'Aveyron	9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	219 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	382 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bern	Switzerland	472 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 123 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tarn, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Réservoir de Pont-de-Salars (1.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 200.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 281 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 70%, moderate high mountains: 30%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Massif Central
Les monts du Lévezou - Les monts

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 131 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Rodez-Marcillac Airport (at a distance of 24 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.1 km2

12.9%

Agriculture

64.9 km2

82.8%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

2.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pont-de-Salars in country France

Pont-de-Salars at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape	France	60 km	EastSouthEast
2 Episcopal City of Albi	France	61 km	SouthWest
3 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	122 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valles du Tarn, de l'Aveyron, du Viaur, de l'Agout et du Gijou	FR	0.1 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pont-de-Salars

Type of weather in Pont-de-Salars	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	06:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam