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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.8905,Lat: 43.3455
Elevation	182 meter above sea level
Local time	9:45:48am
Name province/region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Name Subregion	Aude
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Carcassonne
Name	Ricaud

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Souilhanels	2.4 km	East
2 Labastide-d'Anjou	3.1 km	West
3 Souilhe	3.3 km	NorthEast
4 Mas-Saintes-Puelles	3.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Peyrens	6.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	97 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	449 km	East
3 Madrid	Spain	562 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 102 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 Retenue de l'Estrade (2.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Andorran border with a straight distance of 81.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 114 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 78%, hill: 22%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les plaines et collines cultivées du Lauragais - Le sillon audois

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Carcassonne Airport (at a distance of 37 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2.1 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

75.2 km2

95.8%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ricaud in country France

Ricaud at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	41 km	EastSouthEast
2 Canal du Midi	France	49 km	NorthWest
3 Episcopal City of Albi	France	68 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pige et collines du Lauragais	FR	3.6 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Castelnaudary

Type of weather in Castelnaudary	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	06:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam